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HA
Home Affairs
Released
FA 25/03/01224
52 pages
PDF
This submission to the Minister for Home Affairs and Minister for Cyber Security sought approval for amendments to the Financial Framework (Supplementary Powers) Regulations 1997 to establish legislative authority for grant programs under the 2023-2030 Australian Cyber Security…
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HA
Home Affairs
Released
FA 25/04/01417
8 pages
PDF
This ministerial brief from the Department of Home Affairs outlines Australia's PNG Independent Management Arrangement following the closure of the Regional Resettlement Arrangement on 31 December 2021. The PNG Government assumed full responsibility for approximately 105…
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HA
Home Affairs
Released
FA 25/04/00768
16 pages
PDF
A Four Country Conference (April 1999) involving Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom, and one other nation addressed bilateral cooperation on immigration enforcement and border management. Key agenda items included intelligence sharing on smuggling routes, removal strategies…
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HA
Home Affairs
Released
FA 25/02/00104
59 pages
PDF
The Department of Home Affairs disclosed airline travel expenditure and complimentary lounge membership records for 11 named staff members covering 1 July 2023 to 12 February 2025. The data shows flight bookings by airline, with Qantas dominating usage across all individuals.…
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HA
Home Affairs
Released
FA 25/02/01657
21 pages
PDF
Home Affairs and the Attorney-General's Department established an independent preliminary inquiry led by Alan Robertson SC following judicial criticism in *Benbrika v Attorney-General of the Commonwealth* [2024] VSC 265, where Justice Hollingworth found "serious interference…
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HA
Home Affairs
Released
FA 20/05/00727
1 page
PDF
This document presents interview processing data for Protection (subclass 866) visa applications from Fijian citizens finalized between 1 July 2021 and 30 April 2025. Of 2,397 total applications, 196 applicants (8.2%) were scheduled for interviews while 2,201 (91.8%) proceeded…
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HA
Home Affairs
Released
FA 25/05/00998
2 pages
PDF
The Department of Home Affairs received 1,353 ministerial intervention (MI) requests under sections 351 and 417 of the Migration Act 1958 between July 2024 and 2 May 2025. Requests comprised tribunal-initiated referrals (from the Administrative Review Tribunal and former…
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HA
Home Affairs
Released
FA 24/12/00888
161 pages
PDF
A Department of Home Affairs ministerial submission from August 2024 sought Prime Minister approval to release exposure drafts of three cyber security bills for limited targeted consultation between September 2-6, 2024. The package comprised the Cyber Security Bill, the…
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HA
Home Affairs
Released
FA 25/05/00481
224 pages
PDF
The 2024 Adult Migrant English Program (AMEP) Student Satisfaction Survey collected responses from 9,824 participants. The survey captured demographic and linguistic data showing that Chinese speakers comprised the largest cohort (23.66%, 2,324 respondents), followed by Arabic…
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HA
Home Affairs
Released
DA 25/04/00173
5 pages
PDF
This Department of Home Affairs release (DA25/04/00173, released 30 May 2025) contains three datasets on partner and family visas. The first sets out median processing times, at the 50th percentile, for applications finalised between 1 May 2024 and 30 April 2025 across overseas…
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HA
Home Affairs
Released
DA 25/04/00175
35 pages
PDF
This release contains Department of Home Affairs data tables for Training (subclass 407) visa and nomination lodgements, for financial years 2022-23 to 2024-25 (year to date as at 30 April 2025), under data access request DA25/04/00175. The tables break down lodgements by…
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HA
Home Affairs
Released
FA 25/04/01218
4 pages
PDF
Between January 2018 and December 2023, 21,500 Student visa (subclass 500) holders progressed to permanent residency via Temporary Graduate visas (subclass 485), out of nearly 98,000 who applied for the temporary graduate pathway—representing a conversion rate of approximately…
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HA
Home Affairs
Released
FA 25/04/01076
1 page
PDF
The Department of Home Affairs disclosed recruitment data showing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants offered positions compared to mainstream applicants from financial years 2019-20 through 2023-24. Over the five-year period, 531 Indigenous applicants received…
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HA
Home Affairs
Released
FA 25/02/01378
14 pages
PDF
As of 5 November 2024, there were 297 Bridging R (removal pending) visa holders in Australia related to the NZYQ High Court decision. Of these, 227 were subject to reporting conditions (40 daily, 155 weekly, 8 monthly), while 24 had reporting requirements on hold. Condition 8624…
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HA
Home Affairs
Released
FA 25/05/00673
97 pages
PDF
This procedural instruction (VM-3680), approved 29 June 2023, governs processing of Subclass 500 (Student) visas under the Simplified Student Visa Framework (SSVF). The 97-page document outlines application validity requirements, assessment criteria, and stakeholder…
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HA
Home Affairs
Released
FA 25/05/00405
4 pages
PDF
The Department of Home Affairs released a Country of Origin Information Services Section (COISS) Q&A Report dated 18 July 2018 addressing Malaysia's legal treatment of interfaith relationships and religious conversion. The report responds to three specific questions regarding…
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HA
Home Affairs
Released
FA 25/05/00638
38 pages
PDF
The Department of Home Affairs released a Client Feedback Policy Statement (document ID VM-3001, approved 31 January 2025) establishing procedures for managing client feedback on immigration, citizenship, and border control functions. The policy, developed by the Global Feedback…
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HA
Home Affairs
Released
FA 25/03/01852
1 page
PDF
As of 11 May 2025, 18 individuals were held in immigration detention who arrived as unauthorised maritime arrivals on or after 13 August 2012, were not transferred to a regional processing country, had bars to protection visa applications lifted, and were not subject to current…
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HA
Home Affairs
Released
FA 25/05/00465
12 pages
PDF
The Department of Home Affairs released training materials outlining how officers assess whether nominated positions under Subclass 482 (Skills in Demand) visa nominations are genuine under Migration Regulations 1994 Regulation 2.72(10)(a). The guidance establishes that…
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HA
Home Affairs
Released
DA 25/04/00171
2 pages
PDF
This FOI release is a data table from the Department of Home Affairs (reference DA25/04/00171) showing the number of Subclass 500 (Student) visa holders aged 35 to 49 at 30 June 2024, broken down by age band (35-39, 40-44, 45-49) and by sector: Foreign Affairs or Defence, Higher…