While the Australian government has frequently helped its citizens flee crises overseas, it is not legally obligated to do so ...

A stranded Australian in Jerusalem has revealed she and her young family have only received a "single email" from the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT).

Nearly 2,000 Australian citizens have registered for assistance to leave the Middle East, according to updated government ...

Canberra: The Australian government is preparing to evacuate citizens from Iran, a senior official said on Tuesday.

After a former immigration detainee allegedly "critically injured" a man in Melbourne at the weekend, the shadow Home Affairs ...

Australian National University researchers have found that Defence and Home Affairs didn’t offer their staff guidance on the ...

Several significant visa changes are set to take place from 1 July, including changes to skilled migration visas, student ...

Melbourne writer Alistair Kitchen was detained for 12 hours at Los Angeles International Airport, had his phone seized and ...

The PM’s reunification of the super-ministry reverses a move that critics say made it more accountable, and is a boon for the ...