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In New South Wales, 75% of Palestinian newcomers have obtained a bridging visa, while 2% hold a Class C bridging visa and 23% remain on a visitor visa. Recently, the federal government expanded access to Medicare for certain visa holders, specifically those with two subclasses of bridging visa E who have been granted work rights. [7]
The visa policy of Australia deals with the requirements that a foreign national wishing to enter Australia must meet to obtain a visa, which is a permit to travel, to enter and remain in the country. [1] A visa may also entitle the visa holder to other privileges, such as a right to work, study, etc. and may be subject to conditions.
As of August 2024, there were 30,805 PALM scheme workers in Australia, one third of whom were living in Queensland. 52% work in farming, 39% work in meat processing and 6% work in accommodation and care. [15] PALM scheme workers make up 10% of Australia's agricultural workforce and 23% of its meat-packing workforce. [10]
Under Australia’s universal visa policy, a non-citizen must hold an Australian visa within the Australian migration zone. [3] Without such a visa, or a bridging visa, the non-citizen is an unlawful non-citizen [4] and treated as an "unauthorised arrival".
A 1985 report by the Australian Human Rights Commission found that "two groups whose human rights are most at risk in the administration of the Act are disabled persons and persons who have become Prohibited Non-Citizens". [4] The Commission recommended that withholding of an entry permit only be on health (not disability) grounds. [4]
The Australian federal government of the time assessed them not to be refugees and, consequently, detained and sought to remove them. [6] Following the Labor government win in the 2022 federal election, the family was granted bridging visas to allow them to return to Biloela, and subsequently granted permanent visas.
Fencing surrounding the detention centre on Christmas Island. The Australian government has a policy and practice of detaining in immigration detention facilities non-citizens not holding a valid visa, suspected of visa violations, illegal entry or unauthorised arrival, and those subject to deportation and removal in immigration detention until a decision is made by the immigration authorities ...
Al-Kateb v Godwin, [2] was a decision of the High Court of Australia, which ruled on 6 August 2004 that the indefinite detention of a stateless person was lawful. The case concerned Ahmed Al-Kateb, a Palestinian man born in Kuwait, who moved to Australia in 2000 and applied for a temporary protection visa.