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Australia to put two-year ban on foreigners buying existing homes amid housing crunchAustralia has announced a two-year ban on foreign investors purchasing existing homes starting April 1, 2025, in a bid to improve the housi...
Australia warns of malicious websites after cyber outageASD issued a warning following CrowdStrike's global outage on Friday, affecting banks, airlines. Commonwealth Bank faced transfer issues, Q...
Australia tightens student visa rules, increases financial requirement as migration surgesAustralia has raised student visa savings to A$29,710, enforces stricter English rules, and has issued warnings of penalties for misconduct...
Australia tightens student visa rules as migration hits record highAustralia is enforcing stricter visa rules for foreign students to address record-high migration levels. The changes include increasing Eng...
Australia halts ‘Golden Visa’ under broad migration overhaulAustralia has paused applications for the Significant Investor or "Golden Visa" program as part of an immigration policy overhaul. The gove...
Australia makes it more difficult for international students, foreign workers to get visasThe decision comes in response to a forecasted peak in net immigration at 510,000 in 2022-23, largely driven by international students. Off...
Australia ports operator back online after cyber incidentDP World Australia, a major ports operator, has resumed operations at all its facilities after a cyber security incident forced a three-day...
Australia says ports operator cyber incident 'serious'DP World Australia, which manages nearly half of the goods that flow in and out of the country, said it was looking into possible data brea...
Australia says ports operator cyber incident 'serious'The Australian government has declared a "serious and ongoing" cybersecurity incident affecting DP World Australia, a major ports operator,...
Australia to crack down on 'significant abuse' of immigration systemThe Australian government plans to establish a division in the Department of Home Affairs to tackle abuse of its visa system, including hum...
Australia cracks down on student visa exploitation; to ban agents caught poachingThe Australian government plans to ban education agents who are paid to recruit students from their current institutions, as part of effort...
Australia blocks new Russian embassy near parliamentRussia currently holds the lease for a parcel of land near Parliament House in Australia's capital Canberra, where it had planned to locate...
Australia to overhaul immigration system, smooth entry for skilled workersAustralia's federal Labor government has proposed revamping the country's immigration system to attract skilled workers more quickly and im...
Australia plans to reform cyber security rules, set up agencyCurrent cyber security rules, government policies and regulations "are simply not at the level that we need them to be," Prime Minister Ant...
Australia seeks to reassure citizens on COVID after cruise ship outbreakState health authorities in Australia rated the outbreak's risk level at "Tier 3", indicating a high level of transmission. The incident ha...
Australian government slams Optus for cybersecurity breachThe company ran a full-page apology in major Australian newspapers on Saturday for the "devastating" breach that it first reported on Sept....
Optus, Australian govt clash over cyber attack amid reports of hacker retreatAustralian media reported on Tuesday that hackers have backtracked from their ransom demand of $1 million in cryptocurrency for not releasi...
Australia mulls tougher cybersecurity laws after data breachCybersecurity Minister Clare O'Neil told Australian Broadcasting Corp. the hack was an "unprecedented theft of consumer information in Aust...
Australia extends post-study work rights for international students by two years"Important announcement from the floor of the Jobs and Skills Summit – we will increase by two years post study work rights for internation...
Australia raises migration target amid labour squeeze, global talent raceThe increase will take effect for the current financial year ending June 2023 and will bring Australia's immigration target largely in line...