21 September 2026

One Nation’s migration policy is about stopping browning of Australia

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Australia’s immigration debate has descended into a bidding war over who can produce the lowest number of “others” coming into the country.

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Accra Reset’s report states countries in the region and global south should take greater control of their health development after USAID debacle The United States’ withdrawal from key aid programs has put has put healthcare in Africa and the Global South “under growing strain” a new report warns. The report says the Trump administration’s cuts to programs such as US Agency for International Development (USAID), as well as the Covid-19 pandemic and rising costs of living globally have brought “new urgency” for the need to reform healthcare in the region.

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Employment confidence gains ground, but most still say jobs are hard to find

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One Nation’s migration policy is about stopping browning of Australia

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