Confidential documents reveal that Palestinians leaving Gaza went through eight stages of identity verification,challenging Coalition attacks against the government.
The Coalition says 1300 Palestinians who have fled the war in Gaza should not be granted permanent residency in Australia.
Palestinian advocates are growing impatient with the government over delays in establishing a permanent visa scheme for people fleeing the war in Gaza.
The veteran politician,a former police officer,lived through the scarring Nelson-Turnbull-Abbott years. He has placed a premium on unity,and it has paid off – at least so far.
The Coalition is accusing the immigration minister of “gross incompetence” as the government quietly backs away from a bill it tried to ram through parliament earlier this year.
The opposition has questioned Labor’s “disagree where we must” approach to Chinese relations as top intelligence officials raise fears about a state-sponsored hacking group.
Coalition home affairs spokesman James Paterson says Australia should reserve the right to prosecute people smugglers when they’re caught here.
Immigration Minister Andrew Giles made the sensational statement in an interview on Thursday during a bruising week for the government over immigration.
The government has cancelled the visas of child sex offenders,drug dealers and violent assailants in urgent decisions to overturn tribunal rulings that let them stay in Australia.
At least 28 of the 153 people released after indefinite detention was declared unlawful have allegedly gone on to commit fresh crimes.
A Queensland Liberal senator is urging a rethink from all sides of politics,saying the proposed legislation would have “real-world consequences” for vulnerable people.