According to Mr Pelley, overseas partners are being coached to weaponise family violence provisions to fast-track permanent residency, leaving Australian men bankrupt, homeless, and branded as abusers. Mr Pelley said once the love interest arrives in Australia, she moves in and 'very quickly the scam escalates'. But Mr Pelley said that once family violence is claimed, that wait vanishes. She approached Mr Pelley privately, asking how to prove family violence to secure permanent residency. 'The FVPs aim to ensure that visa applicants do not feel compelled to remain in a violent relationship for a permanent visa outcome,' the spokesman said.

Source: Daily Mail January 05, 2026 22:56 UTC