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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Paul Karp Chief political correspondent

Criminals facing deportation from Australia have had their visas restored. How did this happen and who is to blame?

Immigration minister Andrew Giles and home affairs minister Clare O’Neil
Immigration minister Andrew Giles and home affairs minister Clare O’Neil. On Wednesday O’Neil said the government was ‘deeply concerned’ about some of the visa review decisions. Photograph: Mick Tsikas/AAP

The government has revealed it will rewrite visa cancellation rules after an independent tribunal gave non-citizens with serious criminal convictions their visas back.

How did this happen – and is a ruling by the immigration minister, Andrew Giles, to blame?

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