Australian Immigration Daily News

Australia's population grew by 1.6 per cent during 2018, according to the latest figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). ABS Demography Director Beidar Cho said:

"Steady growth over recent quarters has resulted in a population of 25.2 million people at 31 December 2018."

The number of births in 2018 reached an all time high of 314,900, 161,900 of these were male and 153,000 female. The previous record was 312,200 in 2012.

What does the term “domestic violence” mean in the context of the Migration Regulations 1994?

Does the term “domestic violence” necessarily involve physical violence? Or can the violence be of a “psychological” nature?

And, when there is a non-judicially determined claim of domestic violence, is the opinion of the Independent Expert who is called upon to determine whether domestic violence has occurred always to be accepted as correct, and therefore always unassailable and beyond challenge?

On 19 June 2019, the Federal Court of Australia ruled that the Australian Government has to consider applications for refugees on Manus and Nauru made under the Medevac laws that are made in line with standard Australian medical practices.

In its findings, the Court noted expert opinion that medical professionals can evaluate a patient’s need for further assessment or treatment, without any personal engagement with the patient, on the basis of notes of other practitioners or information gathered from third parties.

Shortly after the Medevac laws passed, the Nauruan government passed legislation to ban doctors speaking with patients on Nauru for the purpose of medical assessment. David Burke, a Senior Lawyer with the Human Rights Law Centre said:

Here is the document that tells us who gets paid what in the Australian Public Service including the AAT:

Remuneration-and-Allowances-for-Holders-of-Full-time-Public-Office.pdf

The following email has been received today from the Attorney-General's Department:

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