Albanese said the Administrative Appeals Tribunal was filled with failed Liberal candidates, as tensions flare with New Zealand over deportation policy.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has blamed a Coalition-stacked tribunal for allowing foreign-born criminals to stay in Australia and promised a fresh start under a new, Labor-created body.
The tribunal is at the centre of a controversy enveloping the government after it used Immigration Minister Andrew Giles’ direction 99 – which mandates a person’s ties to the Australian community be a central consideration in their visa status – to rule a litany of hardened criminals whose visas had been cancelled should be able to stay in Australia.
to the AAT – tasked with independently reviewing government decisions – with former NSW Coalition minister Pru Goward among the most notable.However, one of the most cited cases in the deportation controversy was presided over by former Labor MP and Speaker of the House Anna Burke, who cited Giles’ direction in allowing a New Zealand citizen who raped his stepdaughter to stay in Australia.
During a press conference earlier this morning, New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon said he regretted Australia’s decision to scrap direction 99.“We’ll be advocating very strongly,” Luxon said. “I raised my concerns with the prime minister yesterday morning during our phone call.
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