Australia lifts freeze on visas from West African countries affected by disease . Telling Australia 's parliament during a question time session Monday that his ministry was currently `` not processing any application from these ( Ebola ) affected countries , '' he said that the government was also suspending its humanitarian program . # ##d by parliamentary opposition . PM Abbott defends Australia , saying the country has been active in fight against deadly disease .
Australia lifts freeze on visas from West African countries affected by disease . # ##d by parliamentary opposition . PM Abbott defends Australia , saying the country has been active in fight against deadly disease .