Tag: Department of Home Affairs

All Chinese Asylum Applications in May Rejected in Australia

June 20, 2023
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Refugee applications in Australia saw a surge in May, with Chinese applicants coming in second, the latest figures from Australia’s Department of Home Affairs revealed. According to the latest figures released, 1,896 people living in Australia have applied for onshore asylum visas, the highest number since February 2020. Among the nearly 2,000 asylum applications, only…

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Opposition Questions Labor’s Decision to Cut Home Affairs Budget

May 27, 2023
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Opposition Home Affairs Minister James Paterson has said he is concerned that the federal government is underfunding the Home Affairs department after senate estimates revealed the department’s budget had potentially been slashed by over a billion dollars. Home Affairs is the agency that oversees Australia’s migration, cyber and infrastructure security, national security and resilience, and…

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‘Complete Waste of Money’: Senator Calls to Defund Australian LGBTQIA+ Group

March 17, 2022
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One Nation Sen. Mark Latham has called for the defunding of the LGBTQIA+  performance and research enterprise the Department of Homo Affairs (DOHO), which has been operating from the Sydney Powerhouse museum free of charge. Latham on Thursday said that while there are lots of pressing needs around the state, starting with flood relief, the…

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