Australian Government cancels hundreds of visas for convicted criminals

The Government has sent more than 800 non-citizens home after cancelling their visas. (AAP)

The Government has sent more than 800 non-citizens home after cancelling their visas. Source: AAP

More than 800 criminals were stripped of Australian visas in 2018, with just over 12 per cent involved in child sex offences or child exploitation. Their visas were revoked under laws that require non-citizens sentenced to 12 months or more to lose their visas.



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