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

Visa system to be target of Labor crackdown after review uncovers ‘grotesque abuses’

International arrivals sign above doors at an airport
Labor has announced reforms to immigration rules to protect temporary visa holders after a report uncovered ‘grotesque abuses’. Photograph: Jono Searle/Getty Images

Dodgy migration agents and employers will be in the firing line of a crackdown to prevent “grotesque abuses” of temporary visa holders, which Labor claims flourished under the Coalition government.

On Wednesday the home affairs minister, Clare O’Neil, and the immigration minister, Andrew Giles, released the review of exploitation of the visa system conducted by Victoria’s former police chief commissioner, Christine Nixon.

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