71% Visas Granted Without Points Test

When you can’t get through the front door — go through New Zealand

The Albanese Government has turned New Zealand into a back door for Australian citizenship. Under Labor’s 2023 changes, anyone who gets NZ citizenship, even if they weren’t born there, can come to Australia on a 444 visa, stay indefinitely, and become an Australia citizen after four years without ever becoming a permanent resident or passing our points test.

When I pressed the department on how many people become permanent residents without passing the points test, they took the question on notice. The response is staggering.

Only 29% of permanent visas granted in 2025-26 to 31 March 2026, were points-tested. That means 71% of people gaining permanent residency, and eventually citizenship, never sat the points test at all.

Even New Zealand’s Foreign Minister has warned his country is being used as a stepping stone. Yet when I raised these concerns, the Minister tried to spin migration numbers to mislead Australians, ignoring the truth that Morrison raised immigration after COVID, and Albanese then drove it two records high, followed by a slight dip he now claims is a “cut”. He fails to mention the latest year is another record.

Australians deserve honesty. This government created a back-door pathway that undermines our citizenship standards and disrespects migrants who did the right thing, followed the rules, and passed the points test.

The Minister needs to stop playing games with the numbers and start serving the Australian people.

One Nation will immediately deny permanent residency and citizenship to anyone who fails the points test.

https://youtu.be/oXxezrA2pN8

https://www.malcolmrobertsqld.com.au/71-visas-granted-without-points-test/

US warship loses power and toilets in South China Sea – CNN

The USS Benfold is the latest US Navy vessel to leave its crew deprived of basic necessities

The Benfold usually sails as part of the USS George Washington’s carrier strike group. At the time of the breakdown, the group was conducting a so-called ‘freedom of navigation’ exercise in the region – in which US warships sail through China’s exclusive economic zone in a show of defiance against Beijing’s maritime claims.

The USS George Washington has since been ordered to redeploy to the Persian Gulf to relieve the USS Abraham Lincoln, whose crew have been at sea for almost nine months. Conditions on board the Abraham Lincoln have deteriorated, with toilets reportedly out of order, food running short, and multiple sailors attempting suicide.

A photo circulating on social media last week suggested that frustrated sailors were writing anti-Israel messages on the wings of the Lincoln’s aircraft, including “be a good goy and do what Israel tells you to,” and “Bibi’s cucks.”

The Pentagon already rotated one aircraft carrier – the USS Gerald R. Ford – out of the Persian Gulf after it suffered repeated malfunctions, including a fire in its laundry room and the overflow of raw excrement from its toilets. The Ford, which is the only vessel in its class and the most advanced aircraft carrier in the US Navy’s fleet, is now undergoing repairs at Norfolk Naval Shipyard in Portsmouth, Virginia, and is expected to be out of commission for around a year.

https://www.rt.com/news/644341-us-ship-breakdown-china/

Summary

Trump repeats declaration that he'll make Strait of Hormuz a "US territory", calling it "a great idea".

Iran goes "fully offensive": Tehran threatens escalation if diplomacy fails, after last week's military command reshuffle.

MoU expires: Iran says the US-Iran agreement is effectively dead & "irrelevant".

Trump threatens Oman: Trump warns "we'll bomb the s**t out of them."

Backchannel denied: Tehran rejects Trump's claim of IRGC communications.

The House Ethics Committee announces it is now investigating Rep. Jimmy Gomez (D-CA) over allegations of sexual misconduct, "including engaging in inappropriate sexual contact with a House staffer."

https://x.com/BillMelugin_/status/2089425788600819824

Judge Issues ARREST WARRANT for Perennial Green Party Presidential Candidate Jill Stein After She Pulls a No-Show in Court Over 2024 Cop Assault Charges

A judge issued an arrest warrant Monday for perennial Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein after both Stein and her attorney failed to appear for a scheduled court hearing.

An order filed by St. Louis Judge Karma Johnson states that neither Stein nor her lawyer appeared Monday morning, First Alert 4⁠ reported.

Stein, the Green Party’s recurring presidential standard-bearer, is charged with first-degree trespassing and fourth-degree assault.

Both charges are misdemeanors and arise from an April 27, 2024, anti-Israel protest at Washington University in St. Louis.

Court documents say the demonstration began in Forest Park before moving onto the university’s Danforth Campus. Protesters reportedly entered the area around Olin Library, erected tents and refused repeated orders to leave.

Police delivered a final warning at approximately 7:41 p.m., according to court records.

Rather than disperse, protesters allegedly locked arms and chanted “hold the line” as officers moved forward.

That is when authorities say the confrontation involving Stein turned physical.

According to the probable-cause allegations, Stein grabbed a bicycle being used by one officer.

A second officer was struck in the forearm by the bicycle, and Stein allegedly kicked him several times in the leg near his groin.

The officer was subsequently diagnosed with a strained forearm, a leg contusion and a groin injury. These remain allegations, and Stein has not been convicted.

Washington University said 100 people, including 23 students and four employees, were arrested after repeatedly refusing to leave.

The university also reported injuries to three officers, including a concussion, broken finger and groin injury, although those injuries were not all necessarily attributed to Stein.

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/08/judge-issues-arrest-warrant-perennial-green-party-presidential/

Intel agencies always cover their faces when pretending to be the terror threat! Yawn - Israeli aligned government!

Colombia Begins Mass Mobilization Against Terror Group As Moscow Warns Of New "Anti-Russia Provocation In Latin America"

Trump-backed Colombian President Abelardo de la Espriella has wasted no time combating Marxist terrorist groups in a country that is part of the US-led "Shield of the Americas," an initiative aimed at eliminating transnational drug cartels and preventing weaponized migration flows toward the US.

De la Espriella recently announced joint US military operations targeting the far-left terror networks, as footage posted on Instagram by local media outlet Primicia Caribe shows what appears to be a mobilization of Colombian troops.

In recent days, Colombia's far-left ELN guerrilla group threatened de la Espriella's new government over military operations targeting rebel-held territory.

Silvana Guerrero, identified as the leader and commander of the self-proclaimed Northeastern War Front of the ELN, warned that the group would resist efforts to restore state control, as armed fighters displayed military-style assault rifles. It appears that de la Espriella's government is preparing for a fight against the ELN, with a retaking of territory near the Ecuadorian border.

On Sunday, de la Espriella wrote on X about an attack against troops and warned that the "narcoterrorists of the ELN" would pay dearly. He said, "The order to the public forces is clear: without truce and with resolve, we must put an end to that cancer."

Under former socialist Colombian President Gustavo Petro's "Total Peace" policy, ELN was allowed to consolidate power, expand its territorial control, and use negotiated ceasefires to recruit fighters and further its drug trafficking operations.

By Monday morning, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation chimed in on X. It claimed a Western intelligence service, working through Ukrainian proxies, is preparing an information operation targeting Russia in Latin America:

A Western intelligence service, working with Ukrainian proxies, is preparing a new anti-Russian provocation in Latin America. ❗️ The plan: accuse Russia of supplying weapons to criminal groups in Venezuela, Colombia & Mexico.

https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/colombia-begins-mass-mobilization-against-terror-group-moscow-warns-new-anti-russia