Immigration

A steep hike in visa fees is pushing current and prospective international students to consider other universities outside of Australia.

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has spent years fighting to send asylum seekers to an offshore detention facility. Not only has the plan failed, it's likely to help sweep his government out of office.

An Australian resident of more than four decades is deported to the United Kingdom after his visa was cancelled due to a drug conviction, with a last-minute appeal rejected by the Federal Court.

The ABC's Alan Kohler analyses immigration's impact on housing and the upcoming federal election.

Social enterprises are for-profit businesses that tackle a social problem at the same time as doing their work. They're booming in growth and a new scheme aims to add rigour — so the good work keeps getting done.

Jubin Raju loves studying in Australia but the government plans to put a cap on international students like him and that is not good news for struggling regional universities.

Polls show the Conservative UK government headed for a massive defeat, with Labour set to win power after 14 years in Opposition and minor parties also set to capitalise.

Shadow Minister for Housing Michael Sukkar says the number overseas arrivals since Labor came to power is four times greater than the number of houses built. RMIT ABC Fact Check investigates.

Foreigners in Indonesia say they are treated "just a little bit better than a tourist" despite having settled there for decades.

Advocates are worried not everyone is finding it easy to access — and benefit from — renewable energy.

With even the conservative bastions of British media predicting a bruising defeat for the Tories at next week's UK election, perhaps this is a sign Britons grappling with the cost of living would prefer bland stability over charisma.

Sausage-making is an unshakable tradition for many Italian families but the ritual is about so much more than a full belly, with young Australians like Angela Caiazza sharing nonni-inspired recipes on social media.

The average superannuation balance at retirement for people from non-English speaking backgrounds is about 30 per cent lower than the general population. 

In the semi-arid riverside town of Irymple in Victoria, 70-year-old Pat and 68-year-old Gina Timpano are keeping the traditional spirit of the Mediterranean coastline alive.

If you're on social media, you might have come across a couple of viral videos this week, neither of which casts the US president in a flattering light. It's prompted the White House to fight back. 

A survey of immigrant community leaders suggests their members are being hit harder than the wider community by the cost-of-living crisis, but also that they are showing resilience and helping each other.

New plans announced by the White House could pave the way for half a million immigrants to obtain permanent residency in the US.

For months, a community push has been growing for international student Dev Deka to be granted permanent residency after an alleged assault left him as a paraplegic. The federal immigration minister says he's "looking into it".

The plan to limit how many international students can study in Australia could damage the credit rating of the nation's top universities, and halt their climb of the global ranking ladder, credit rating agency S&P Global warns.

Timor-Leste national Nina Goncalve is happy with her job picking strawberries, but visas are a challenge. A new employment initiative for migrant workers might be just what she and this WA community need.

As tensions simmer in Canberra over serious criminals keeping their Australian visas, figures show the tribunal that reviews those cases has been increasingly overturning cancellations for years in cases where someone's character is being questioned.

Amid increasing prices for everything from food to energy and especially housing, some immigrants are deciding they would be better off returning to their motherland.

The immigration minister has issued a new directive he says will make it "clearer" that non-citizens with a history of family or sexual violence should be deported, even if they have lived most of their lives in Australia.

The family live in Wagga Wagga with their 14-month-old son but are still waiting for a partner visa to be approved. 

The first Pacific Engagement Visas will be granted in late 2024. Experts and community leaders welcome the scheme, but say the government needs to manage it carefully.