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As it happened: WA news on Wednesday, May 1

As it happened: WA news on Wednesday, May 1

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  • by Heather McNeill

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Detainee’s ankle monitor removed on government experts’ advice before alleged assault
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Detainee’s ankle monitor removed on government experts’ advice before alleged assault

A former immigration detainee accused of a violent assault during a home invasion had his ankle monitor removed following advice from a board of experts.

  • by Angus Thompson, Heather McNeill, Jamie Freestone and Hamish Hastie
Detainee accused of violent home invasion wasn’t wearing an ankle monitor
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Detainee accused of violent home invasion wasn’t wearing an ankle monitor

A former detainee accused of a violent assault was not required to wear an electronic ankle monitor and had been bailed by police and courts multiple times this year.

  • by Angus Thompson, Heather McNeill and Olivia Ireland
A detective wrote to Peter Dutton about Mr Australia. Four years later, he’s still detained

A detective wrote to Peter Dutton about Mr Australia. Four years later, he’s still detained

Courts found no solid evidence was needed for the minister to kick Gary Lewer out of the country he has lived in for 50 years, just a letter from Victoria Police.

  • by Charlotte Grieve
Student visa crackdown risks bilateral relations, says former top diplomat

Student visa crackdown risks bilateral relations, says former top diplomat

The Albanese government’s fix for migration has come under fire from the opposition and former high commissioner to India Barry O’Farrell.

  • by Angus Thompson
Rise of the tombstone suburb: Wealthy Sydney areas where deaths outnumber births
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Rise of the tombstone suburb: Wealthy Sydney areas where deaths outnumber births

Sydney’s population is booming thanks to migration, but deaths are outnumbering births in a growing share of mainly wealthy suburbs.

  • by Matt Wade
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Unis ban Indian student applications as visa rejections hit record high
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Unis ban Indian student applications as visa rejections hit record high

Some universities, including at least one prestigious Group of Eight institution, have taken the drastic step of banning or limiting applications from countries deemed at high risk of visa refusal.

  • by Daniella White
Why this Coalition senator is calling for empathy in the immigration debate

Why this Coalition senator is calling for empathy in the immigration debate

A Queensland Liberal senator is urging a rethink from all sides of politics, saying the proposed legislation would have “real-world consequences” for vulnerable people.

  • by Angus Thompson
These Bondi Junction heroes have passed the character test

These Bondi Junction heroes have passed the character test

The prime minister has suggested the government will grant citizenship to a heroic security guard who confronted knife attacker Joel Cauchi.

  • by Michael Ruffles and Angus Thomson
Detainee victory will turn court into ‘refugee tribunal’

Detainee victory will turn court into ‘refugee tribunal’

The High Court is hearing a legal bid for freedom from an Iranian immigration detainee who is refusing to co-operate with government attempts to deport him.

  • by Angus Thompson
People smugglers could exploit visa black ban: Home Affairs

People smugglers could exploit visa black ban: Home Affairs

“We know that people smugglers look at any changes … and they sell them,” Operation Sovereign Borders’ Rear Admiral Brett Sonter told an inquiry.

  • by Angus Thompson