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Operation Sovereign Borders monthly bulletin shows uptick in offshore transfers but zero turn-backs
Australia’s January OSB bulletin (covering December 2025) records four people-smuggling ventures but no at-sea turn-backs, with 26 irregular migrants returned home and eight moved to offshore processing. The data point to a policy pivot from turn-backs to third-country transfers and will shape the political backdrop for wider migration reforms.
Main immigration-detention contractor faces scrutiny over links to US ICE abuses
Guardian Australia has revealed that MTC—the company running several Australian immigration-detention centres—is also implicated in alleged abuses at US ICE facilities. The story raises fresh questions about contractor vetting and may accelerate political moves toward community-based alternatives to detention.
Home Affairs updates humanitarian visa statistics, signalling slower post-COVID resettlement
Newly published Home Affairs figures show Australia granted roughly 84 per cent of its 20,000-place humanitarian quota in 2025, with average processing blowing out to 18 months. The slower pipeline affects service providers and employers planning to integrate refugee talent into regional workforces.