It’s been revealed the Albanese government was warned about the impact of scrapping Temporary Protection Visas in Australia’s border policy before offering access to permanent visas to almost 20,000 refugees who arrived before 2013.
“The message that it sends to the people smugglers is, quite frankly, that Australia
is open for business,” Shadow Home Affairs Minister Karen Andrews told Sky News Australia.
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