Peter Dutton intervened in second au pair visa case to 'help former police colleague'

NEWS: Peter Dutton is facing mounting pressure to explain why he used his power as immigration minister to save multiple au pairs from deportation in 2015.

Peter Dutton has denied any wrongdoing over his decision to intervene in the visa of an au pair

ปีเตอร์ ดัตตัน ปฏิเสธว่าไม่ได้กระทำความผิดใดๆ ในการตัดสินใจแทรกแซงกรณีวีซ่าของสตรีอายุน้อยที่ลักลอบทำงาน Source: AAP

One of the two au pairs Home Affairs minister Peter Dutton spared from deportation in 2015 was coming to Australia to work for a couple that was known to the minister from his time as a Queensland police officer, leaked emails reveal.

New details are emerging about two cases in which Mr Dutton used his ministerial powers to stop the Border Force deporting young women suspected of planning to work in Australia despite holding tourist visas.

You can read this story in English on SBS News here.


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Source: AAP, SBS News

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