Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will travel to the US from 18-24 September to meet Apple's Tim Cook and lead Australia's UN delegation, as the government intensifies AI regulation efforts and tightens immigration enforcement.
13 min readAustralia is tightening migration rules for international students, backpackers and visa hoppers. Students can no longer bring families, working holiday visas will use a ballot system, and the government aims to cut net migration to 225,000 by 2028.
5 min readTwo teenagers have been charged with murder after the shooting death of Marco Tapia, 23, a university student killed in his Glen Alpine home on 1 September. Police say the attack was a case of mistaken identity linked to organised crime violence in Sydney.
4 min readThe Albanese government will announce major immigration reforms on Thursday, including restrictions on international students bringing family members to Australia, while also unveiling child support safety improvements and celebrating Australia's record gender gap ranking.
7 min readVictoria's Premier Ben Carroll has pledged to introduce statewide random knife-search powers using handheld metal detectors if Labor wins re-election, reversing earlier government resistance despite expert warnings about effectiveness.
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