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Good morning and welcome to our rolling politics blog. I’m Martin Farrer with the best of the overnight and breaking stories before I hand over to Amy Remeikis.
Peter Dutton has attacked Labor’s handling of the release of people from unlawful immigration detention last year – now his own record as home affairs minister has come under the microscope – including now how he personally intervened to extend the stay of someone with criminal convictions by two months. Although his department refusing on three previous occasions, Dutton granted a visitor visa to the person despite there being no evidence of a required change in circumstances since earlier refusals, Senate inquiry documents show.
Continue reading…More Australians are reaching out to food banks in the cost of living and housing crisis. Follow the day’s news liveGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastGood morning and welcome to our rolling politics blog. I’m Martin Farrer with the best of the overnight and breaking stories before I hand over to Amy Remeikis.Peter Dutton has attacked Labor’s handling of the release of people from unlawful immigration detention last year – now his own record as home affairs minister has come under the microscope – including now how he personally intervened to extend the stay of someone with criminal convictions by two months. Although his department refusing on three previous occasions, Dutton granted a visitor visa to the person despite there being no evidence of a required change in circumstances since earlier refusals, Senate inquiry documents show. Continue reading…