Australia’s New Stance On Humanitarian Visas
Hi All! We’ve got big news from Down Under. The Australian government is making waves with their latest decision on the humanitarian visa front. Let’s jump into the details and figure out what’s happening!
Australia previously had a cap of 17,875 for humanitarian visas, but now, it’s been raised to 20,000. That takes us right back to 2013, during the last Labor government.
In 2014, former Prime Minister Tony Abbott decided to reduce the humanitarian intake. But since then, numbers have been steadily increasing.
Addressing Global Humanitarian Crisis
Immigration Minister Andrew Giles highlighted that this is Australia’s way of handling the global humanitarian crisis. We’re talking around 100 million forcibly displaced people and another 2 million desperately needing resettlement.
Giles also emphasised the Albanese Labor Government’s dedication to participating in the global resettlement effort.
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