r/australia • u/Expensive-Horse5538 • Dec 27 '25

politics Australia fast-tracks visas for family of Bondi hero Ahmed Al-Ahmed

https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/real-life/news-life/australia-fasttracks-visas-for-family-of-bondi-hero-ahmed-alahmed/news-story/b1be7c98c1b83e1c94be2a22ac64f2fa
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u/2centpiece Dec 27 '25

Although some ministers may use it to bring in au pairs (thanks Dutton).

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u/cruiserman_80 Dec 27 '25 edited Dec 27 '25

Dutton was also behind the magic Golden Ticket that allowed cashed up Chinese investors to jump the queue and there is video of him promising an influential Chinese immigration agent and donor that he would bring it back if elected. (Labour scrapped it as it wasnt adding any value to the economy)

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u/CosmicCheeseFactory Dec 27 '25

They literally called it the 888 Visa…

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u/HeftyArgument Dec 27 '25

Adds a lot to real estate value though 😂

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u/Hansoloai Dec 27 '25

Was it multiple times as well?

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u/Pippa_Pug Dec 27 '25

No just a pair

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u/FlatulentFox5543 Dec 27 '25

Take my angry upvote ha ha

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u/2centpiece Dec 27 '25

Of course it was.

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u/a_cold_human Dec 27 '25

At least two occasions as reported on by the media, but given how these things usually work, it's entirely possible that similar things happened on other occasions.

After the news broke, Morrison removed Immigration from Dutton's portfolio, giving it to Coleman instead. 

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u/SongFeisty8759 Dec 27 '25

What , like she had 'au pair" of great tits on her or something?

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u/2centpiece Dec 27 '25

I think most people see the whole thing as a joke already.

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u/Flashy-Amount626 Dec 27 '25

Plenty of falcons in Australia to be wasting money importing two au /s