Anthony Albanese has criticised Peter Dutton over calls to ban Palestinians from being granted visas, saying it's creating further social division.
Calls by the opposition to ban Palestinians fleeing Gaza from entering Australia are only being made to "whip up fear", Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says. Opposition leader Peter Dutton had called for a halt in the intake of Palestinians fleeing from Gaza until strict security vetting processes could be applied, claiming terrorist sympathisers could be admitted to Australia.
"Most of those who are here now, the visas were done on average in 24 hours, some in less than an hour. How can we have confidence that the right decisions and the criteria was hit?" The federal government said security checks for visa applicants were the same as when the coalition were last in power. "I have confidence in ASIO and in our security agencies.
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