Despite a decline in visas granted, Opposition leader Peter Dutton has called for a visa 'ban' on people seeking to come from war-torn Gaza.
The government is rejecting the majority of visa applications by Palestinians fleeing Gaza, new Home Affairs figures show. Since the October 7 attack by Hamas , the government has rejected 7,111 visa applications from Palestinians and granted 2,922, as of 12 August. About 1,300 of those with approved visas have resettled in Australia.
" The scrutiny follows comments by Opposition leader Peter Dutton, who has drawn criticism for saying people leaving war-torn Gaza should not be able to enter Australia as they pose a national security risk. On Thursday morning, Dutton contrasted current checks and balances against those a Coalition government had in place in 2017 for Syrian refugees, during which he was Home Affairs Minister.
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