This investigation examines whether the Australian Department of Home Affairs has appropriate policies and procedures for consistent and fair decision-making in assessing Visa Application Charges refund requests for parent visas (noting particularly the high costs and long processing times).

The purpose of this discussion paper is to seek views from stakeholders – communities, businesses, unions, local governments, state and territory governments, education providers, and others – on how to improve regional migration settings to support strong and sustainable regions, while complementing existing government initiatives. It proposes objectives for regional migration, suggests opportunities where regional...

Migration has shaped Australia’s diverse, highly educated, and cohesive society, and has contributed greatly to our national prosperity. This report highlights how that points-tested visa system is not working as well as it should, arguing that the points test does not sufficiently reward the most-skilled applicants.

This migration strategy sets out significant reforms to Australia’s migration system to meet the future needs of the nation and deliver for Australia—its people, businesses, governments and migrants.

The Nixon Review was established to complement work already being progressed by the Department of Home Affairs. This work addresses migrant worker exploitation, and aims to more effectively prevent, deter and sanction abuse of Australia's visa framework.