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  2. Department of Home Affairs (Australia) - Wikipedia

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    The Department of Home Affairs is a department of the Government of Australia that is charged with responsibilities for national security, protective services, emergency management, border control, immigration, refugees, citizenship, transport security and multicultural affairs. [2]

  3. Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs - Wikipedia

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    The Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs is a ministerial post of the Australian Government and is currently held by Tony Burke since July 2024 in the Albanese ministry. The post was created in 1945 and its inaugural officeholder was Arthur Calwell as the Minister for Immigration.

  4. Migration Agents Registration Authority - Wikipedia

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    Under Australian law (Migration Act 1958, [6] Part 3) any person who gives "immigration assistance" must usually be a Registered Migration Agent. The term "immigration assistance" is defined in section 276 of the Act to cover using, or purporting to use, knowledge of or experience in migration procedure to advise or assist various people with ...

  5. Immigration to Australia - Wikipedia

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    Australia maintains a list of skilled occupations that are currently acceptable for immigration to Australia. [52] In 2009, following the global financial crisis, the Australian government reduced its immigration target by 14%, and the permanent migration program for skilled migrants was reduced to 115,000 people for that financial year. [53]

  6. Department of Immigration and Border Protection - Wikipedia

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    The Department of Immigration and Border Protection (DIBP) was a department of the Government of Australia that was responsible for immigration, citizenship and border control (including visa issuance). It has now been subsumed into the Department of Home Affairs, which combines its responsibilities with a number of other portfolios.

  7. Department of Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous ...

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    In 2004-2005 the department was responsible for the unlawful 10-month detention of Cornelia Rau, a German citizen and Australian permanent resident as part of the Australian government's mandatory detention program. Rau's detention became the subject of a government inquiry which was later expanded to investigate over 200 other cases of ...

  8. Australian permanent resident - Wikipedia

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    Children born inside Australia will be Australian citizens by birth. [9] The right to access medical and social security benefits, though there is a 2-year waiting period for some benefits. [10] The right to travel to New Zealand without applying for a New Zealand visa. (This right is granted by the New Zealand government.)

  9. Minister for Home Affairs (Australia) - Wikipedia

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    The Minister for Home Affairs is the minister in the Australian government responsible for the Department of Home Affairs, the country's interior ministry. The current minister is Tony Burke of the Labor Party, who has held the position since July 2024 in the Albanese ministry. The current Department of Home Affairs was created in December 2017.