Current Immigration Minister Remaining

Following the leadership spill of the Liberal party on 14 September 2015, and the subsequent voting in of Malcom Turnbull as Australia’s 29th Prime Minister, there has followed a reshuffling of Cabinet with an increase in positions from 19 to 21. It is noted that the...

Tribunal Appeal Rights and the Subclass 457 Visa

The situation of appeals to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) (and its predecessor of the Migration Review Tribunal (MRT)) for applicants whose subclass 457 visa applications were refused was narrowed in December 2014. This occurred following the decision of...