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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.
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.

Naziya Alvi Rahman
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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