AUSTRALIA has welcomed in thousands of mostly unvetted “refugees” from Gaza with plans to bring in even more.
The Guardian The opposition has ratcheted up its criticism of the government’s approach to Palestinians seeking to come to Australia from the Gaza war zone. On Tuesday, the opposition’s home affairs spokesperson accused the government of being far more generous than other similar countries in the number of Palestinians from Gaza it was letting in.
Speaking to The Australian, Senator James Paterson said the Albanese government had to “urgently explain” its position. He claimed allies including Five Eyes members the US, UK, Canada and New Zealand had taken “a much more cautious approach”, accepting “only a fraction” of Australia’s intake. While Australia approved 2922 visas for Gazans in the last ten months – 2560 of which were tourist visas – the United States approved only 17, and the United Kingdom approved 168.
The Nightly Labor is facing increasing pressure on all sides to take stronger action on visas for people who have fled Gaza, with the vetting process still under intense scrutiny and the future of those already in Australia in question.
The issue dominated Parliament for the fourth day in a row on Tuesday, as the Coalition questioned why Australia was “ten times more generous” than like-minded countries in accepting refugees from Gaza, and continued to seek assurances that none of the more than 2900 visitor visas processed for the cohort since October 7 pose a risk to national security.
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton told his Coalition colleagues on Tuesday there were real concerns Labor had potentially made the country less safe, and floated that if Prime Minister Anthony Albanese was “selling out national security” in order to keep a hold of the party’s western Sydney seats, that would be “unforgivable”. Mr Dutton doubled down on his calls for the government to pause visa approvals for Gazan refugees until it could assure Australians that appropriate security checks were being done.
During a fiery Question Time, the Coalition’s immigration spokesman Dan Tehan asked the Prime Minister five times to put that figure on the public record. Mr Albanese failed to provide an answer every time, instead reiterating his confidence in the country’s security agencies.
“The truth is, these people coming from Gaza are not tourists. They do not intend to return to Gaza. Understandably, they intend to migrate here for as long as they can and stay as long as they can, so why were they granted tourist visas? A requirement of which is you intend to return to where you’ve come from,” he said.
h/t Marvin W
Daniel Erbstoesser says
Naya they want the enrichment and the enlightening of the religion of freedom in their country then it is boring here and only to read about the enrichment that europe is becomming, well thats not happening and that is why they take the fakeistinian into their country. WHAT MORONS.
southern knight says
UN and WHO pushing for PANDEMIC TREATY that would allow UN and others to control Australia and other countries to be contolled by the forced vaxes and no DISSENT by the people no negative comments about the government and forced confiscation of FIREARMSand cancellation of LEGAL FIREARM licenses LIBERAL LABOR GREN parties here in Queensland part of the discussion with lots of objections but appears to be implemented.Thank you ADOLPH and GOEBALS or is it 1939 again has not reached 1984 yet.Some opposition from minor parties and Sooters clubs .The Youth CRIME Rate increasing daily Political BULLSHIT into overdrive most of the country asleep or suppressed from objecting or commenting.COFFEE and Sport will fix the problems.This will put me on the BNI WATCH :IST right next to BNI and crew .NO PROBLEM .
BareNakedIslam says
Glad to have you!
Sandra Haddock says
Even with the problems that GB, Germany, and the USA have faced over this illegal immigration, I find it baffling that Australia would fall into the same foolery. There is no excuse aside from stupidity. How about the anchor babies? The buying up of farmlands (China in cahoots with the palestinians), and facing severe shortages in the near future. Neither the Aussies nor the Americans can trust our elected officials. Folks, we need to be MORE aware, MORE involved, and defend our Homeland(s). Vote the corrupt and lying politicians out of office! YOUR VOTE counts! Defend what you live and believe.
BareNakedIslam says
Bring back Tony Abbott!
jffg says
same shit different shit hole don’t you get bored bitching about western tail shaking to Muslims for those 2900 Saudia and their rich Muslim friends would flood the country with investments mostly which would go to multinational corporations that are already invested in the globalist agenda , humans are evil just give it up already race has nothing to do with it whites are not those holy angels you imagine them to be
billythekid says
As an Australian its embarassing, our so called leader is nothing more than a WOKE JOKE. There is an old video of him on youtube from many years ago with his loudspeaker at some rally, spewing forth his free palistne shit, I would love to punch the barstard in the face.
BareNakedIslam says
If you can find that video, I’d love to post it here.
ApathyRulesTheWorld says
This is the video: https://youtu.be/3gRL3AYDAZU?si=qpgh4ZRMwG1_Z0w1