Salvatore Babones
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- Sep 18, 2026
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Earth to Burke: People Want You to Control Immigration (opens the original)
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In his Citizenship Day address to the National Press Club, Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke offered aspiring immigrants what he called “a relatively simple proposition”: “If you want to come on a temporary basis to Australia, apply for a temporary visa. If you want to come to Australia permanently, apply for a permanent visa.” He said that “everything I’ve announced means this.” That’s odd, because earlier in the same speech, he described “the system working as we would want it to” in the follow
A fresh start for immigration policy (opens the original)
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Australia needs a fresh start for its immigration programs. Back when Australia recruited immigrants mainly from developed countries, the emphasis was on attracting the best people to come live in Australia. A few lemons might slip through, but that was a price worth paying. Australia was the supplicant in the immigration market. Now that Australia recruits mainly from developing countries, it is in the driver’s seat. Access to the Australian labour market is at a premium, and permanent residenc
How a temporary immigrant becomes permanent (opens the original)
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People often wonder just how long a “temporary” immigrant can legally stay in Australia. For the determined stayer, the answer is generally around 15 years. And that’s if the immigrant is single. Add marriage or a child into the mix, and a temporary immigrant’s Australian journey can be stretched out to 20 years. And until the end of the line, it’s all legal. The first step is to enter as a language student for a one-year “foundation” course in English. Then it’s on to university, which is a thr
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