Like Trump, Australia imposes a travel ban on five countries, including Iraq
Like Trump, Australia imposes a travel ban on five countries, including Iraq
3-28-2024
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The travel ban imposed by the Australian government on Thursday sparked international outrage, as Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese imposed a travel ban on tourists from five countries: Iraq, Iran, Russia, Zimbabwe and South Sudan.
A report by the British Daily Mail newspaper, translated by the Maalouma Agency, stated, “The Russian embassy criticized this step, expressing its anger, and Iraqi officials were surprised by the potential changes, as legislation passed through Parliament stipulates preventing visitors from some foreign countries from coming to Australia, including tourists.” “.
A spokesman for the Russian Embassy in Canberra said: “The inclusion of Russia in this proposed legislation is truly bizarre. We struggle to remember a single occasion where the Australian Government has expressed concerns about the deportation of a Russian national who has no valid reason to remain or asked us to cooperate in such a deportation and we have not.” “Implementing it,” adding that “the Australian government did not contact the Russian embassy or inform it of the legislation or its potential effects.”
The report explained, “The Iraqi embassy in Canberra was surprised by the decision after being contacted by the newspaper and asked for details regarding the proposed decision, while potential affected expatriates expressed their rejection of the legislation.”
He stated, “Human rights lawyers described the decision as the pure definition of Trump’s racial discrimination, while the Green Party and the opposition coalition voted in favor of postponing the legislation, demanding that the decision be sent to the Australian Senate for scrutiny, which may take months to submit a report on.”
For his part, Green Party Senator David Shoebridge criticized the proposal, describing it as “a set of Trump-style immigration laws buried in a deportation bill presented by the Australian Labor Party.”
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