Martin Parkinson

Low paid migrant workers should not get a pay rise because their conditions are already better than where they have come from, according to Barnaby Joyce.Wages for temporary skilled migrants will be raised by up to $16,000 from July under a…

A major review into Australia’s “broken” migration system has recommended a long-term approach be adopted and a systematic overhaul of the flawed program be undertaken. The report, released on Thursday by Home Affairs Minister Clare O’Neil,…

Migrants are exploited, underpaid and Australia must prepare for climate change refugees, a fresh report has found. A review of the nation’s embattled visa system will be released on Thursday, paving the way for the biggest reform to…