Australia to crack down on migration | Evening News Bulletin 17 September 2026

In this bulletin, a migration crackdown, with tougher rules for international students and visa overstayers, new powers to tackle organised crime in New South Wales. And in sport, Giants captain Toby Greene quits GWS for Geelong.

In this bulletin, prosecutors decline to reopen the decades-old case of missing child Cheryl Grimmer, intense scrutiny on Labor’s migration policy ahead of its release. And in sport, a crocodile habitat in Queensland confirmed as the 2032 Olympics rowing site.

The government to announce its long awaited policy on migration to Australia; the result of Sweden's national elections decided by the narrowest of margins; the Swans prepare for their do-or-die clash with Fremantle.

AI giant Anthropic makes its first Australian data centre move in regional Queensland; Sweeping new knife laws for Victoria; And two NRLW greats call time on their careers.

Immigration minister to outline the federal government's immigration policy at the National Press Club; A report reveals gap in safe drinking water standards in remote First Nations communities; And a date set for a formal farewell for Lionel Messi, following his international retirement.

Political adversaries Bernie Sanders and Steve Bannon call for more restrictions on AI development; New research estimates Australia's Indigenous population before colonisation was much larger than previously thought; And in cricket, Australia achieves victory over Zimbabwe in the first clash of their three-match series.

Pauline Hanson apologises over comments about First Nations people; Snowtown killer James Vlassakis wins his bid for freedom; And Mitch Marsh to play his 100th One Day International for Australia.

Government confirms no fuel excise relief; South Australian Premier is confident someone will buy the Whyalla steelworks; And Sydney Swans hope midfielder Justin McInerney will be fit for the finals.

An attack on a major Saudi oil pipeline to put more pressure on global supply; An investigation into the death of a Queensland child in care; And in NRL, Wests Tigers prepare for their first NRLW finals appearance.

Hundreds of jobs to go at Whyalla steelworks; More than one-and-a-half million Australians face cuts to private health insurance rebates; And Alexander Zverev claims the men's US Open title.