The Bill amends the Migration Act 1958 to introduce new measures for removing certain non-citizens from Australia. The Bill aims to respond to recent High Court decisions which found certain immigration detention practices to be unconstitutional. This digest outlines the Bill’s background and key provisions alongside potential legal and human rights concerns.

This report touches on the stories of seven people subjected to offshore detention since July 19, 2013. The people interviewed and the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre call for the immediate evacuation of the 80 people remaining in Papua New Guinea, permanent resettlement for all, and a Royal Commission into offshore detention.

It has been seven years since the Australian government announced that anyone who arrived in Australia by boat to seek protection would be taken to offshore processing centres. This report provides a snapshot of where Australia is at, seven years after the July 2013 announcement.

The audit objective was to assess whether the Department of Homes Affairs has appropriately managed the procurement of garrison support and welfare services for offshore processing centres in Nauru and PNG (Manus Island).

After much negotiation, the Morrison Government has secured the repeal of the medical evacuation law – known as “medevac” – after making a secret deal with Senate cross-bencher, Jacqui Lambie.