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HA
Home Affairs
Released
FA 24/08/00709
38 pages
PDF
The Australian Institute of Criminology evaluated the Living Safe Together Intervention Program (LSTIP), a national countering violent extremism initiative delivered by the Department of Home Affairs' CVE Centre across Australian states and territories. The evaluation assessed…
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HA
Home Affairs
Released
FA 19/11/01159-OR1
6 pages
PDF
A December 2013 ministerial submission recommended consolidating services at offshore processing centres (OPCs) on Nauru and Manus Island to improve efficiency, consistency, and security. The Department of Immigration and Border Protection proposed engaging Transfield Services…
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HA
Home Affairs
Released
FA 24/11/00381
31 pages
PDF
This document discloses Department of Home Affairs FOI charge decisions and internal review outcomes between July 2022 and November 2024. It presents two datasets: internal review outcomes for four FOI requests where charges were reduced or waived (ranging from $15 to $67.50…
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HA
Home Affairs
Released
FA 24/12/00316
4 pages
PDF
This ministerial submission recommends claiming public interest immunity to withhold answers to three Senate questions about the Assisted Voluntary Returns (AVR) program for transferees from Nauru since September 2023. The questions sought details on payments made to returnees…
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HA
Home Affairs
Released
FA 24/08/01284
23 pages
PDF
The Department of Home Affairs released internal policy documents regarding Business Innovation and Investment (Provisional) visa (subclass 188) processing at the Hong Kong Business Skills Processing Centre from September 2019 to July 2021. A May 2024 minute reveals the…
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HA
Home Affairs
Released
FA 24/09/01510
438 pages
PDF
The SkilledSelect invitation round conducted on 5 September 2024 issued invitations across visa subclass 189 (Skilled Independent visas). India led passport country invitations with 2,840, followed by China (1,187) and Iran (397). By country of residence, Australia accounted for…
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HA
Home Affairs
Released
FA 24/09/00446
31 pages
PDF
The Department of Home Affairs released its bespoke SkillSelect invitation round occupation list for 5 September 2024, restricted to Skilled Independent visa (subclass 189) applicants. The list targets 56 occupations across key shortage areas including medical specialists…
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HA
Home Affairs
Released
FA 24/09/00425
424 pages
PDF
The Department of Home Affairs released SkillSelect invitation data from the 5 September 2024 round (note: documents misdated as 2025). The disclosure includes three tables: by passport country, by country of residence, and by visa subclass points. Indian passport holders…
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HA
Home Affairs
Released
FA 24/08/0695
13 pages
PDF
On 18 January 2024, the Department of Home Affairs submitted recommendations to the Minister for Immigration regarding support for persons from Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories affected by the Hamas-Israel conflict. The submission recommended granting Bridging E…
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HA
Home Affairs
Released
FA 24/08/01037
12 pages
PDF
Between 7 October and 30 November 2023, the Department of Home Affairs processed a significant surge in Palestinian visa applications following the Hamas-Israel conflict, receiving 5,184 lodgements compared to 967 in the entire 2022-23 period. Approximately 90 per cent of…
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HA
Home Affairs
Released
FA 24/09/01184
25 pages
PDF
Between 7 October and 30 November 2023, the Department of Home Affairs received 5,184 visa applications from Palestinian nationals affected by the Hamas-Israel conflict, compared with 967 lodgements in all of 2022-23. Approximately 90 per cent of applicants declared residential…
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HA
Home Affairs
Released
FA 24/10/01517
24 pages
PDF
Internal correspondence from the Department of Home Affairs' Family Visas Branch dated July 2023 concerning legal assessment of Ministerial Direction 102 and 103 regarding parent visa applications. The documents are heavily redacted under legal privilege and personal information…
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HA
Home Affairs
Released
FA 24/09/01205
84 pages
PDF
The Department of Home Affairs released a ransomware targeting framework prepared for the Counter Ransomware Initiative's Disruption Working Group dated 17 October 2022. The document outlines a strategic approach to disrupting the ransomware ecosystem through coordinated action…
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HA
Home Affairs
Released
FA 24/08/01226
67 pages
PDF
Between November 2023 and April 2024, the Department of Home Affairs handled urgent internal communications regarding reported Rwandan genocidaires present in Australia, triggered by an ABC Four Corners investigative story scheduled to air in February 2024. Internal…
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HA
Home Affairs
Released
FA 24/09/01187
39 pages
PDF
Four ministerial submissions from Home Affairs address immigration status regularisation and detention reform. The primary submission (MS23-001109) proposes streamlining Ministerial Intervention for unlawful Unauthorised Maritime Arrivals (UMAs) in the community unable to…
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HA
Home Affairs
Released
FA 24/11/00862
6 pages
PDF
This release documents processing queue releases and estimated timeframes for three parent visa subclasses from December 2018 to September 2024. For Contributory Parent visas (subclass 143), queue releases progressed from June 2015 applicants in December 2018 to May 2016…
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HA
Home Affairs
Released
FA 24/11/01001
414 pages
PDF
On 7 November 2024, Home Affairs conducted a bespoke SkillSelect invitation round for Subclass 189 (Skilled Independent) visas targeting specific occupations experiencing workforce shortages. The round prioritized healthcare professions, including general practitioners…
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HA
Home Affairs
Released
FA 24/10/01883
7 pages
PDF
The Department of Home Affairs released a register of 61 parliamentary document records sent to the office of Minister Tony Burke between 1 September and 31 October 2024. The records consist primarily of ministerial briefs (MB24 series, 45 documents) and ministerial submissions…
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HA
Home Affairs
Released
FA 24/10/00316
64 pages
PDF
These case management guidelines establish the operational framework for contracted service providers delivering the Humanitarian Settlement Program (HSP) to humanitarian visa clients in Australia. The guidelines detail intake procedures including eligibility assessment for…
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HA
Home Affairs
Released
FA 24/11/00024
132 pages
PDF
This is a training workbook for Department of Home Affairs staff on the legal framework governing refugee law and complementary protection processing. Version 7.0, released February 2024, serves as a participant guide covering the legislative and policy foundations for…