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Someone’s knockin’ at the door…

Two recent cases highlight the inconsistencies of who we choose to let in

10 October 2015

9:00 AM

10 October 2015

9:00 AM

Section 501 of the Migration Act has had a bit of a workout in recent days. First, American singer Chris Brown had his visa cancelled. Back in 2009 he was convicted of assaulting and threatening to kill his girlfriend, the mononymous singer Rihanna. In this instance the Immigration Minister Peter Dutton cancelled the visa for reasons of ‘bad character’, after lobbying from the Minister for Women Michaelia Cash and a 15,000 signature petition courtesy of our friends at Get Up! (As an aside, Speccie readers will be relieved to hear that Get Up! has submitted to the hierarchy of victimhood...

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