The government’s practices as to the cancellation of these visas have been on the record. As we have made clear repeatedly, this government is following exactly the same process as the former government in the granting of visas and the consideration of visa...
Of course the Labor Party doesn’t want to see anybody starving, and that’s the case in respect of Gaza. That is why Australia has committed $52.5 million in humanitarian aid, and it is why Australia has resumed its contribution towards UNRWA and will...
We want to ensure that all aid that we provide as a government to any organisation in any country gets to the people it’s intended to get to. We are strongly of the belief that that is the case with these contributions. Senator CHANDLER (Tasmania) (15:43): My...
But what we’re seeing from the opposition is an attempt to whip up fear about Palestinian residents being granted visas, if they are seeking to come here, under the same process that was applied under the former government. Senator PATERSON (Victoria) (14:41):...
We suspended the additional funding to UNRWA whilst allegations were being dealt with about where those dollars potentially were going, and we did so on the same basis of like-minded countries, such as Canada, who have joined with us in calling for a humanitarian...
