The Coalition has dominated the debate on the release of criminals from immigration detention, yet Anthony Albanese won’t sack his minister. To fix the politics, Labor needs to fix the policy.
The sight of a minister under constant attack will always send Parliament House into a cycle of speculation about when he or she will be sacked. That is the cycle in federal politics this week as Immigration Minister
The third reason, often remarked in media circles, is the personal link between Albanese and Giles, who are long-standing friends and allies from the Labor left. Personal loyalty does not always save ministers, of course, but it is a factor. Giles had a protocol in place with the department to gain alerts about cases where convicted criminals could be released into the community. Foster told estimates she did not know that officials were “failing to meet our obligations” on this front.This sets up a predictable playbook for Canberra observers: that Foster takes the fall for the political mistakes on migration. Inside the government, however, Foster has genuine support.
Who on earth could be surprised? It turns out that what happens under one political party can also happen when the other is in charge. The immigration portfolio has thousands of grim cases of people who have come to Australia, fallen in with criminals and ended up in prison.
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