Australia immigration policy

A so-called Australian immigration crisis is a central election issue, but it's based on misconceptions easily debunked by any examination of the evidence.

The country needs to think more creatively about how to secure its economic future. 

A more coordinated response would open more formal channels for asylum seekers to seek refuge in other countries. 

For Australia, building a fruitful and productive relationship with Bangladesh means taking the Rohingya refugee crisis seriously.

Australia aims to shift the overall character of its migration system away from temporary migration and toward permanent residence and citizenship.

Migration is a nation-building project, and Canberra’s review of its migration system reveals the need for new approaches.

How Australia approaches migration is one of the central pillars of its overall national strategy.

Entrenched interests and orthodoxies will inhibit the new Australian government’s ability to significantly enhance the country’s moral authority. 

Immigration is one of the primary tools Australia has at its disposal to become a more secure, more prosperous, and more influential country.

Enhancing the skills and opportunities for each individual person in Australia – as well as those who wish to make Australia their home – is the bedrock on which Australia’s security is built. 

The question that should be at the forefront of the government’s mind is this: How to make it easier for these people to transition to longer term visas, permanent residency, and citizenship? 

The recent frenzy over tennis player Novak Djokovic has helped highlight the cruel detention conditions of refugees in Australia.