Crackdown on foreign criminals calling Australia home
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Daniel Roach is stranded in Thailand after his Australian visa was revoked. (Supplied)
Australia has cancelled the visas of 450 foreigners convicted of serious crimes in Australia since July 2014.
A further 100 people had their visa applications refused for failing the character test in migration laws, Immigration Minister Peter Dutton revealed today.
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And 71 people have been deported following criminal convictions in Australia including nine pedophiles, six rapists and one murderer.
Earlier this week, Mr Dutton cancelled the visa of British-born Bandidos member Daniel Roach on character grounds.
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