Treasurer says Australia must choose ‘high road’ as fallout from opposition leader’s position on visa-holders from Gaza rumbles on
Treasurer Jim Chalmers calls for Australia to become ‘an island of decency’ following comments from Peter Dutton about visa-holders from Gaza.Treasurer Jim Chalmers calls for Australia to become ‘an island of decency’ following comments from Peter Dutton about visa-holders from Gaza.of deliberately stirring up division on visa-holders from Gaza, as the opposition rejected an independent MP’s description of him as “racist” and called the label “disgraceful”.
“I’m worried that the opposition leader went to a reception for our Olympic athletes and took the opportunity there to be as divisive, characteristically divisive, as he could be,” Chalmers said.The treasurer argued Australia has an opportunity to choose a different course for political debate than the one which has led to politically motivated violence in other countries, including the United States and the United Kingdom.
Each week our editors select five of the most interesting, entertaining and thoughtful reads published by Guardian Australia and our international colleagues. Sign up to receive it in your inbox every Saturday morningDutton has suggested that all Gaza arrivals since 7 October pose a threat and no further visas should be issued to anyone from the besieged Palestinian territory.
He pointed to the process for applicants arriving from Syria and Afghanistan during previous conflicts, in which they were interviewed and subjected to biometric testing in third countries first.
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