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Albanese government gives new Ministerial Direction on visa appeals to make ‘community safety’ paramount

  • Written by Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra

The Albanese government is giving a new “Ministerial Direction” to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal on visa cases, telling it to make community safety paramount in considering appeals from non-citizens with serious criminal records.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced the change in Question Time on Wednesday.

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