Article 6JS8N Immigration minister Andrew Giles accuses Coalition of fearmongering over 2,000 visas issued to Palestinians

Immigration minister Andrew Giles accuses Coalition of fearmongering over 2,000 visas issued to Palestinians

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Josh Butler
from World news | The Guardian on (#6JS8N)

Labor hits back after opposition frontbencher questions how we can be doing adequate checks' of Gaza residents seeking to come to Australia

The immigration minister, Andrew Giles, has accused the Coalition of trying to whip up anger and fear" because they think there's votes in it" after an opposition frontbencher questioned whether visas were being issued to Palestinians without sufficient checks.

The Coalition's home affairs spokesperson, James Paterson, told Sky News on Tuesday night that more than 2,000 visas had been issued to Palestinians recently, described Gaza as a war zone controlled by a terrorist organisation" and suggested he did not know how we can be doing adequate checks on the ground".

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