Legislation validates flawed decisions, cuts off appeals and gives government sweeping powers to deport people, campaigners claim
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The major parties have been accused of “stitching up” a deal to transform Nauru into Australia’s “dumping ground and penal colony” as parliament passed laws stripping basic legal rights from a group of noncitizens set to be deported.
The home affairs legislation passed the Senate on Thursday, after a snap three-hour parliamentary hearing the night before.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/sep/04/labor-coalition-pass-deportation-laws-naura-australia-penal-colony-australia-critics-say
Author : Sarah Basford Canales and Ben Doherty
Publish date : 2025-09-04 06:35:00
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