'Immigration Minister Andrew Giles says the Albanese government\u2019s decision to revise Direction 99 is to \u201censure community protection\u201d and to keep Australians safe.
Immigration Minister Andrew Giles says the Albanese government’s decision to revise Direction 99 is to “ensure community protection” and to keep Australia ns safe.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced the government will revise its controversial Direction 99 ruling which instructed the Australian Appeals Tribunal to give greater tolerance to foreign offenders with “ties to Australia”. Mr Albanese confirmed the move during Question Time on Wednesday afternoon, saying the AAT will be replaced by the new Administrative Review Tribunal .
“It is in the national interest, in my view, that the visas continued to be cancelled so that the community can be kept safe,” Mr Giles told Sky News Chief Anchor Kieran Gilbert in a wide-ranging interview.“To ensure that community protection is absolutely at the centre of this and that we strengthen some of the other aspects, family violence, but also, really ensure that the perspective of victims and victim’s families is brought to bear.
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