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Immigration issues

Immigration issues

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 Make sense of Australia’s migration policies, with news reports and interviews about visas, citizenship, passports and more from the SBS News team.Copyright 2025, Special Broadcasting Services Political Science Politics & Government Social Sciences
Episodes
  • 'Save us from this hopeless situation': Afghan refugee calls on Australia to protect his family

    'Save us from this hopeless situation': Afghan refugee calls on Australia to protect his family
    Jul 3 2025
    Ahmad and his family have spent the past three and a half years living in limbo after fleeing the Taliban for Pakistan. He has now waited more than 42 months to hear a response to his Refugee and Humanitarian visa application from the Australian government. As Pakistani authorities boost efforts to deport migrants like Ahmad's family back to Afghanistan, he is fearing persecution and even death at the hands of the Taliban.
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    10 mins
  • ‘I didn’t sleep at all’: One mother’s terrifying wait for news from a war zone

    ‘I didn’t sleep at all’: One mother’s terrifying wait for news from a war zone
    Jun 27 2025
    It was a tense week for families with loved ones in the Middle East – especially for one Melbourne mother separated from her three sons in Iran. When phone and internet failed, she did not know if they had survived.
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    5 mins
  • Amy thought she had a secure job as an international student - she was wrong

    Amy thought she had a secure job as an international student - she was wrong
    Jun 21 2025
    Since 2024, the federal government has launched several policies to restrict international student numbers, including raising the fees for student visa applications, and slowing down the processing time for visas. The new rules have significantly affected the independent education sectors, which provide English learning and vocational education to international students, leading to closures of some of these institutions.
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    7 mins
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