Andrew Giles (Scullin, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs) Share this | Hansard source

I thank the member for Wannon for his question. I have, over the last week, cancelled 35 visas and there are more under review. I am aware of the case that the shadow minister refers to, which was decided by the AAT yesterday. It is under consideration in accordance with the national interest. I note again, though, that these are cases where my department had maintained the cancellation of the visa under the ministerial direction, unlike under the Leader of the Opposition, where there were 1,298. One of them the Prime Minister went to yesterday on an individual with convictions for a sexual based offence in relation to a girl under 14 and for repeatedly breaching bail conditions. The opposition leader failed—

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