From the Law Council to refugees, the Bill, which would give wide-ranging powers of deportation to the immigration minister, was criticised by submitters.
Network 10, Bunnings, Vodafone, Mitre10, Total Tools, Nimble and several government organisations have opted out of using the tool over privacy concerns.
‘No Australian would want their taxpayer dollars or retirement savings to be inadvertently funding national security threats,’ said Senator James Paterson.
Governments may increase their espionage efforts in China in response to weakening transparency from the CCP leadership, an Australian defence expert said.