
Questions Raised Around Future of Labor Ministers Following Visa Chaos
Published on May 29, 2024
Key ministers in the Albanese government have come under intense scrutiny over a visa debacle that has allowed serious offenders to remain on Australian soil. Questions were raised around the issue on Channel Seven’s Sunrise program on May 29, after it was revealed that Australian Immigration Minister Andrew Giles had been warned by members of his own cabinet about the risks involved with an order known as Direction 99. The direction was given to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) by Mr. Giles in January last year, giving the AAT the power to overrule government visa cancellations against serious offenders based on their ties to Australia....
