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Home Affairs
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FA 25/10/01392
31 pages
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The Australian Border Force released internal guidance documents on asbestos testing methods for imported materials, managed by the Environmental Goods and Product Safety team. The documents establish that accredited laboratory microscopic analysis using Australian Standards…
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Home Affairs
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FA 25/09/01539
17 pages
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From 1 July 2025, the Department of Home Affairs removed immigration officer names from departmental correspondence signature blocks as a personal safety mitigation measure. The change applies to visa and citizenship-related correspondence templates across onshore and offshore…
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HA
Home Affairs
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FA 25/12/00481
12 pages
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This FOI release comprises four Home Affairs briefing documents prepared for Supplementary Estimates hearings in October and December 2025, covering Australians of counter-terrorism interest. Key Brief LEDS-02 and two Back Pocket Briefs (CTVE-06) state that approximately 60…
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HA
Home Affairs
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FA 26/01/00555
2 pages
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Between 4 September 2025 and 18 January 2026, the Department of Home Affairs received 1,930 ministerial intervention (MI) requests under section 351 of the Migration Act 1958 and 1,298 under section 48B. During this period, 93 section 351 requests and fewer than 5 section 48B…
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HA
Home Affairs
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FA 25/08/01172
103 pages
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The Department of Home Affairs released a comprehensive report on antisemitism in Australia prepared by the Special Envoy to Combat Antisemitism in December 2024. The research, conducted by Forenought Outcomes, measures social distance toward the Jewish community compared to…
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HA
Home Affairs
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FA 25/11/01010
88 pages
PDF
Correspondence from October-November 2025 regarding planning and implementation of invitation rounds for Skilled Independent (subclass 189) and Skilled Work Regional provisional (subclass 491) visas conducted on 13 November 2025. Department of Home Affairs officials confirmed…
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Home Affairs
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FA 25/12/01148
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As of 30 June 2011, the Department of Home Affairs estimated 58,400 unlawful non-citizens (UNCs) in Australia. The majority—36.6% (21,380 people)—had overstayed for more than 10 years, while 22.1% (12,880) had overstayed 12 months or less. The remaining population was…
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Home Affairs
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FA 26/01/01293
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Between 1 July 2018 and 23 January 2026, the Department of Home Affairs granted 677 permanent residency visas to Italian citizens who held a Temporary Graduate (subclass 485) visa at the time of lodgement, with numbers rising from 24 in 2018-19 to a peak of 144 in 2023-24.…
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Home Affairs
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FA 25/12/00404
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This minute paper documents Executive Council approval on 27 November 2025 of the Criminal Code (State Sponsor of Terrorism—Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps) Regulations 2025, recommended by the Minister for Home Affairs Tony Burke. The document shows formal Executive Council…
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Home Affairs
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FA 25/09/01312
58 pages
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The release comprises email chains and attachments exchanged between the Global Feedback Unit, the Australian Embassy in Hanoi and the Consulate-General in Ho Chi Minh City, dated mid-2024 to September 2025. The correspondence concerns client feedback and complaints about visa…
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HA
Home Affairs
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FA 26/01/00545
6 pages
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The Department of Home Affairs released occupation ceiling allocations for the Skilled Independent (subclass 189) visa program in financial year 2025–26. The document details ceilings across four occupational tiers, calculated using average stock figures and multipliers (4% for…
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HA
Home Affairs
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FA 25/11/01647
18 pages
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The Australian Border Force Vessel Management Plan Volume 1 (approved December 2023) establishes operational and safety management requirements for all ABF vessels across defined operational areas including the Australian Exclusive Economic Zone and Torres Strait Zone. The…
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HA
Home Affairs
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FA 26/01/00029
3 pages
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The Department of Home Affairs released data on the top 20 retailers by Tourist Refund Scheme (TRS) processing for 1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025. Ranked by refund value, Hermes Australia led with $26.6 million, followed by Apple ($22.1 million) and Richemont Australia ($19.9…
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Home Affairs
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FA 25/09/01128
95 pages
PDF
The Department of Home Affairs received correspondence from a member of the public requesting that Australian citizens and dual Australian/Israeli citizens with connections to the Israeli Defence Force face criminal charges or deportation on national security grounds, and that…
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HA
Home Affairs
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FA 25/10/01997
24 pages
PDF
This supplementary estimates brief covers Operation Sovereign Borders (OSB), the joint agency maritime border enforcement operation led by Rear Admiral Brett Sonter of the Royal Australian Navy. The brief reports statistics from September 2013 to October 2025, showing 103 total…
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Home Affairs
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FA 25/12/00650
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The Department of Home Affairs' electronic monitoring service (EMS) contract was extended on 30 November 2025 and will remain active until 30 November 2026 (contract reference CN4113592-A3). This extension follows the lapse of the initial 12-month contract (CN4113592-A1).…
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Home Affairs
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FA 25/11/01288
182 pages
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This operational procedure (BE-7177, approved 22 April 2025) establishes Australian Border Force protocols for employer compliance site visits to locate evidential material under the Migration Act. It covers conducting warrantless visits with consent and executing search…
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Home Affairs
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FA 25/11/01012
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Border authorities detected escalating volumes of illicit cigarettes crossing Australian borders between 2020-21 and 2024-25, with cigarette stick detections rising from 598.39 million to 2,572.03 million across the five-year period. The data reveals a 330% increase over the…
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Home Affairs
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FA 25/12/00924
2 pages
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From July 2024 to November 2025, the Department of Home Affairs granted 189 (Skilled Independent), 190 (Skilled Nominated), and 491 (Skilled Work Regional Provisional) visas to engineering professionals (ANZSCO 233999). The 190 subclass received the most approvals with 94 total…
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Home Affairs
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FA 25/10/01772
14 pages
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This disclosure comprises internal Department of Home Affairs correspondence from October 2025 regarding Hindu Heritage Month messaging. The documents include email exchanges between departmental staff and the Office of the Minister for Multicultural Affairs (Minister Anne Aly)…