Peter Dutton

Australia close to resettling 12,000 Syrian refugees

Canberra - Arab Today

Australia is close to resettling the 12,000 refugees from the war in Syria and Iraq it promised to urgently take more than a year ago, an official said Wednesday. All 12,000 have been issued visas and more than 10,000 have already been brought from Middle Eastern refugee camps to Australia, Immigration and Border Protection Minister Peter Dutton said in aRead more

Record cocaine bust in Australia

Sydney - Arab Today

Australia has made its largest cocaine haul ever after seizing a yacht carrying 1.4 tonnes of the drug with an estimated street value of Aus$312 million (Dh878 million or $239 million). The boat was stopped off the New South Wales coast on February 2 and six men were arrested, police said on Monday, following a two-and-a-half year joint investigation betweenRead more

Aust'n MP chasing "Trump-like" powers with proposed visa changes

Canberra - ArabToday

Proposed government changes to Australia's Migration Act would give Immigration Minister Peter Dutton "Trump-like" powers, the opposition has claimed, as they would allow the government to check the visas of any "specified class of persons". The government has claimed the changes have been designed to make it easier for the government to "revalidate" the details of long-term visa holders, suchRead more

Aussi airports to offer fast-tracked immigration process for premium fee

Canberra - XINHUA

Australian airports will soon offer a "premium" border security experience for passengers keen to avoid long airport queues and get to their final destination faster, in a move which will attract more visitors to Australia, according to Immigration Minister Peter Dutton. Aimed at business travelers, wealthy passengers on first-class tickets and travelers who don't like to get stuck at lengthyRead more

Refugee sets herself alight at Australia's Nauru camp

Canberra - Arab Today

A refugee who set herself on fire on the Pacific island of Nauru after being sent there by Australia was in a critical condition Tuesday, just days after an Iranian man died in a similar act of self-harm. Australian Immigration Minister Peter Dutton said the incident happened on Monday and the behaviour of those detained on the small island --Read more