Over 300 applications for onshore protection visas were made from people from Palestine over June and July
The home affairs minister, Tony Burke, in August. The government extended work rights and Medicare access to some visa holders from Gaza and Israel in August.The home affairs minister, Tony Burke, in August. The government extended work rights and Medicare access to some visa holders from Gaza and Israel in August.
“The Albanese government is only offering people in Gaza tourist visas, and people fleeing genocide are not tourists,” Shoebridge said. On Monday the shadow immigration minister, Dan Tehan, claimed that the Albanese government “refuses” to explain if “everyone has had a security check”. As the Asio spy chief, Mike Burgess,
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