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Abul Rizvi

Abul Rizvi was a senior official in the Department of Immigration from the early 1990s to 2007 when he left as Deputy Secretary. He was awarded the Public Service Medal and the Centenary Medal for services to development and implementation of immigration policy, including in particular the reshaping of Australia’s intake to focus on skilled migration. He is currently doing a PhD on Australia’s immigration policies.

International Abul Rizvi 4 May 2020 New UN population projections could be understating the shift in the world’s population prospects
National affairs Abul Rizvi 15 April 2020 Scott Morrison’s “go home” message is bad for hundreds of thousands of temporary residents — and will slow the recovery National affairs Abul Rizvi 3 April 2020 The new JobKeeper allowance holds a gun to the heads of more than a million temporary entrants National affairs Abul Rizvi 22 November 2019 Our immigration success story didn’t happen by accident — but is it under threat? National affairs Abul Rizvi 18 October 2019 New rules mean the government’s migration projections could be seriously wrong
National affairs Abul Rizvi 26 June 2019 The federal government’s big-ticket pledges rest on surprising population projections
National affairs Abul Rizvi 13 June 2019 On immigration policy, this is a big-target government National affairs Abul Rizvi 8 November 2018 Gladys Berejiklian wants fewer migrants for New South Wales. But that’s not a cost-free option, says a former senior immigration official National affairs Abul Rizvi 27 September 2018 Peter Dutton’s rule changes are biting, with implications for the economy and the budget National affairs Abul Rizvi 10 September 2018 Scott Morrison isn’t the first leader to promise that more migrants will settle outside the major cities
National affairs Abul Rizvi 1 September 2018 Did Peter Dutton breach his own guidelines for ministerial intervention?
National affairs Abul Rizvi 16 July 2018 Has stricter vetting really reduced Australia’s migrant intake? National affairs Abul Rizvi 21 June 2018 Will Peter Dutton’s high-stakes gamble wrong-foot the government on tax cuts? National affairs Abul Rizvi 11 May 2018 Critics say Australia is running a population-fuelled Ponzi scheme. The data — and Japan’s experience — suggest otherwise National affairs Abul Rizvi 3 May 2018 The likely cut in migration numbers has consequences well outside the home affairs minister’s own portfolio
National affairs Abul Rizvi 13 April 2018 How did the target become a ceiling? National affairs Abul Rizvi 20 February 2018 Drastically reducing net migration would be neither easy nor wise, says a former senior official