Peter Dutton blocks transfer of 'violent' asylum seeker using medevac powers

Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton will bar the father of an asylum seeker on Nauru accompanying his daughter to Australia for medical treatment.

澳大利亚内政部长Peter Dutton。

澳大利亚内政部长Peter Dutton近日指责中国进行网络攻击、盗取知识产权、在印太地区扩张及对澳洲大学施加影响。 Source: AAP

An Iranian asylum seeker who has a history of violence is set to become the first person to be refused transfer to Australia under the medevac legislation. 

Doctors had recommended the man accompany his 21-year-old daughter who will be moved from Nauru to Australia for psychological treatment.

Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton on Wednesday tabled documents in parliament detailing his decision to block the father on national security grounds.




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Published 17 October 2019 11:22am
Updated 17 October 2019 12:21pm
By Rosemary Bolger
Presented by Yang J. Joo


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