Government considering repatriation flights for at-risk Afghans who worked with Australia sbs.com.au - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from sbs.com.au Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Yesterday, the Seven Network and Endemol Shine confirmed that Katie Hopkins would no longer be appearing on
Big Brother VIP and shared that they “strongly condemn her irresponsible and reckless comments in hotel quarantine”.
On the same day, Immigration Minister Alex Hawke announced that the Australian Border Force was investigating Hopkins and her quarantine claims, noting that visa condition breaches may result in “visa cancellation in accordance with the law” and today, that’s exactly what happened.
This morning, Home Affairs Minister Karen Andrews told the
ABC that Katie Hopkins’ visa had been cancelled and that the right-wing commentator would be booted out of Australia “as soon as we can possibly arrange that”.
Veterans are burning their service medals in protest against Australia s treatment of Afghan interpreters sbs.com.au - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from sbs.com.au Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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The federal government says it has no plans to put Afghans who helped Australian troops on evacuation flights that are being planned by the United States in the next fortnight.
The US will begin flying out Afghans who assisted its forces during the 20-year long war in Afghanistan before the end of the month, sending them to a third country while they await visa processing.
The number of those being evacuated is still unclear but it is believed some 70,000 could potentially be flown out to countries including nearby Uzbekistan, Tajikistan or the UAE.
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John McCarthy, who served as Australia s ambassador to the US between 1995 to 1997, says Australia should put its Afghan staff on those flights given the logistics of the exercise have already been worked out by the Americans.
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