Immigration Minister Andrew Giles this morning announced a multi-agency taskforce aimed at shutting down organised crime syndicates that charge thousands of dollars to lodge unfounded protection-visa applications, granting clients long-term bridging visas with work rights while claims crawl through the system.
The taskforce—drawing investigators from Home Affairs, the Australian Border Force, the AFP and AUSTRAC—will use new powers passed in the Strengthening Employer Compliance Act to issue prohibition notices to labour-hire firms and migration agents found to be knowingly facilitating fraudulent claims. Offending agents face fines up to A$4.4 million and lifetime bans.
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According to internal Home Affairs data cited in Parliament, more than 9,700 asylum applications lodged in 2025 were deemed “manifestly unfounded”, yet applicants remained in the community for an average of 872 days pending appeal. Officials believe a handful of trafficker-run “visa mills” were behind at least 40 per cent of the spike.
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