Gay Malaysian man rejected for Australian protection visa could face persecution over sexuality, tribunal says

Home affairs to reconsider application after review finds man could be subject to physical harm, conversion practices and prosecution under sharia law

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Australia's home affairs department rejected a gay Malaysian man's bid for a protection visa, saying he did not provide enough evidence that he was an LGBT person.

But the administrative review tribunal subsequently accepted the man is gay and could face persecution in Malaysia, sending the man's visa application back to the department for reconsideration last month.