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The opposition has continued its political attacks against visas being given to Palestinians from Gaza . The Australian newspaper has reported: “International data compiled by the opposition indicates Australia’s nearly 3000 approved visas for Gazans since Hamas’s October 7 terrorist attack on Israel far exceed the numbers accepted by the nation’s Five Eyes allies and like-minded countries such as France.
” Of the 2,900 visas which were approved, only 1,300 or so Palestinians made it to Australia before the border closure. Another 7,000 visas were rejected, the government has said. Murray Watt is asked about the story and says: I guess the key point is we are using exactly the same processes as were used by the coalition when they were in power and when Peter Dutton was the minister. Mike Burgess, the Director-General of Asio, has confirmed that himself.
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