The federal government has agreed to coalition amendments to toughen up draft laws imposing strict visa conditions on criminals being released from indefinite detention.
Independent senator Jacqui Lambie has questioned where up to 70 asylum seekers on Nauru deemed high risk were resettled, with the detention centre nearly empty.
The Albanese government is cracking down on bad actors using false asylum seeker claims to stay in the country, diverting resources away from genuine refugees, as it chips away at a huge application backlog.
An Iranian asylum seeker has described Australia's bridging visa system as a form of modern slavery, saying the restrictions imposed on work are leaving vulnerable people exposed.
The Canberra Refugee Society thanks all those who read about their Afghani boxer and his family in Canberra Daily in September and chose to donate.
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