The Morrison Government's privatisation of Australia's visa system has descended into complete chaos. According to Australian Electoral Commission records it appears that entities associated with close mate of Scott Morrison, Scott Briggs, have recently donated a total of around $300,000 to the Liberal Party.
Read MoreScott Briggs' Pacific Blue Capital donated almost $90,000 to the Liberal Party, at the same time the Morrison Government is considering whether to award a tender to run Australia's visa system to Australian Visa Processing, a consortium being led by Mr Briggs.
Read MoreThe Morrison Government has hit a roadblock in its plan to privatise Australia’s visa system. The Department of Home Affairs’ own advice is that this privatisation requires legislative change. The Senate has voted time and time again against selling off our visa system.
Read MoreLabor welcomes the Federal Government's investment in the historic WACA ground in East Perth. We call on the Federal Government to finalise the Perth City Deal which was due to be completed in April. Funding this project through the Perth City Deal makes it even more urgent that this deal is finalised.
Read MoreAnother report by the Australian National Audit Office (ANAO) highlights the failures that are consuming Peter Dutton's Department of Home Affairs - this time slamming his management of the Humanitarian Settlement Program (HSP). Peter Dutton's Department took over the $130 million program from the Department of Social Services in July...
Read MoreToday Federal Labor launched its new Multicultural Engagement Taskforce in Melbourne. The purpose of Labor's Multicultural Engagement Taskforce is to engage multicultural Australia to help inform, with as many voices as possible, Federal Labor's policies - the role of multiculturalism in fostering social cohesion and Australian identity.
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