Some Coalition MPs have indicated privately they would be concerned if opposition leader was advocating to permanently refuse visas to Palestinians
Peter Dutton is understood to have told the Coalition party room that he wants to see a temporary pause in approving visas from Palestinian document holders in Gaza.Peter Dutton is understood to have told the Coalition party room that he wants to see a temporary pause in approving visas from Palestinian document holders in Gaza.
The opposition continues to press the government over its handling of the visa process, devoting every question in Tuesday’s House of Representatives question time to the issue. The government says that during the same period, 43 Palestinian visitor visas were subsequently cancelled – all while the visa-holders were still offshore. Twenty of these were later reinstated.said. “What our agencies do is to constantly examine issues. That doesn’t stop when someone is granted a visa.”Albanese said it was “unbelievable” that the Coalition was seeking details about visa cancellations when Dutton routinely refused to provide information as home affairs minister.
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