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Home Affairs Granted Stronger Powers for Travel Bans and Deportations

The bill also grants more power for security measures at detention centres.
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Home Affairs Granted Stronger Powers for Travel Bans and Deportations
A view of the Immigration Detention Center (IDC) in Christmas Island, Australia on Feb. 29, 2012. Paula Bronstein/Getty Images
Naziya Alvi Rahman
Naziya Alvi Rahman
11/29/2024|Updated: 11/29/2024
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Australia’s new migration laws will give the home affairs minister greater powers to deport non-citizens and pay third-party governments to accept them.

The Albanese Labor government’s three migration bills, which passed the Senate on Nov. 28, also allows criminal penalties to be imposed on non-citizens who refuse to cooperate with their own deportation, and tougher security measures for detention facilities.

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Naziya Alvi Rahman
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Naziya Alvi Rahman is a Canberra-based journalist who covers political issues in Australia. She can be reached at [email protected].
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