<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The federal government has been labelled hypocritical for </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/us-israel-attack-iran-women-footballers-in-queensland-seek-asylum/ae4e93a0-47a2-445f-9c74-e4cd5b52df33" rel="" target="_blank" title="granting Iranian footballers asylum"><span>granting Iranian footballers asylum</span></a><span> while introducing a visa change that would deny 7000 Iranians from coming to Australia.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke granted humanitarian visas to five female players on Tuesday amid fears for their safety after they refused to sing the Iranian national anthem before their Asian Cup match on the </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/gold-coast" rel="" target="_blank" title="Gold Coast"><span>Gold Coast</span></a><span>.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Just hours after those visas were granted, the government proposed changes to the Migration Act that would allow it to block temporary visa holders from nominated countries from entering </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national" rel="" target="_blank" title="Australia "><span>Australia</span></a><span> for six to 12 months.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/us-israel-war-iran-urea-fertiliser-price-increase-australians-could-pay-more-for-groceries/16a4d95d-4778-4164-897d-45bedc6644b5" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>Aussies face surging grocery prices as result of Iran war</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Temporary visas allow migrants to visit, live, study, or work in Australia for anywhere from one month to up to five years.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>But there are fears within the government that those who have already been granted these visas before the </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/usa" rel="" target="_blank" title="US"><span>US</span></a><span>-</span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/israel" rel="" target="_blank" title="Israeli "><span>Israeli</span></a><span> war in Iran erupted may use them to seek asylum or overstay their visit.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Burke said there were about 7000 Iranians with visas currently abroad. </span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/albanese-government-labelled-hypocritical-over-visa-change-that-could-block-7000-iranians-from-australia/16555cda-3dfd-4bdd-a20d-db0219845df6" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"While we do have a conflict, it is unusual to have an event of this scale where the number of visitor visas would be so significant," he said at a press conference yesterday.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Burke said he wanted the government to be able to make "deliberate decisions" on who gets to stay in Australia.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"If you get a visa at a time that your country was not a war zone, and then it becomes a war zone, there are visas out there that, in the current context, we would not have issued," he said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"We do have the power to cancel them right now. But we have to do it individually for each one and that's just not a practical thing to be able to do.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"I want the decisions about who comes here permanently to be deliberate decisions made by the Australian government, not an accident of who was coming here for a holiday, and then there was a change in global circumstances."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/donald-trump-iran-school-missiles-tomahawk-explosion-usa-responsibility/2f613d33-f9fe-40e9-8cb8-1e9e88564e73" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>Trump denies knowledge of report blaming US for school bombing</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The proposed rules would not affect anyone already in Australia, with an immediate family member who is an Australian citizen or resident or with a temporary protection, refugee or humanitarian visa.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Greens immigration spokesman David Shoebridge said the "hypocrisy" was "hard to stomach".</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"On the same day Labor was trumpeting their granting a handful of brave Iranian football players protection, they are trying to slam the door shut on any other Iranian seeking the same protection," he said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Greens leader Senator Larissa Waters went further and called the government "morally bankrupt".</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Labor backed this illegal war, supported raining down bombs on civilians, and now they are shutting the door on those same civilians," she said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The legislation is before parliament but is expected to pass with support from the </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/coalition" rel="" target="_blank" title="Coalition"><span>Coalition</span></a><span>.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><em><span>NEVER MISS A STORY:</span></em></strong><span> </span><em><span>Get your breaking news and exclusive stories first by following us across all platforms.</span></em></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><ul><li><strong><em><span>Download the 9NEWS App here via</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://apps.apple.com/au/app/9news/id1010533727" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>Apple</span></em></strong></a><span> </span><strong><em><span>and</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nineNewsAlerts.nine.com&amp;hl=en_AU&amp;pli=1" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>Google Play</span></em></strong></a></li><li><strong><em><span>Make 9News your preferred source on Google by</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://9.nine.com.au/8x987w" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>ticking this box here</span></em></strong></a></li><li><strong><em><span>Sign up to</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://login.nine.com.au/edm?client_id=nineatnine" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>our breaking newsletter here</span></em></strong></a></li></ul></div></div>