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Highly likely that the immigration minister was going to allow mr djokovic to stay but under various conditions. but yesterday the government released material which suggested they were looking to cancel mr djokovics visa on character grounds. that took me by some surprise because there are not many parts of the character test where you could really cancel mr djokovics visa. the only part i can think of where it may be used is what is known as a general conduct provision of the character test an...

Who is killing thousands of innocent people and committing war crimes. and upsetting the balance of power that has prevented a world war for the last 70, plus years. and i think republicans have to look at themselves in this and ask, are you going to be a coward when it comes to, you know, criticizing donald trump? supporting putin? or are you going to stand up the way president-elect risky is? so its a real moment of truth. a real character test for every republican. and were going to find out ...

Most people would agree that the government should have the power to cancel the visas of, and deport, non-citizens who are serious or dangerous criminals. Nobody wants to be the victim of a crime or to live in an unsafe society. We have enough criminals without keeping additional ones. By Paul Cutler

The decision of both the Morrison government and Labor to pass the “damaging” deportation laws through the lower house has been criticised by lawyers as a “shameful and deliberate attempt to demonise migrants and refugees”.

A bill that passed the House of Representatives has been challenged by independent MP Andrew Wilkie and refugee groups for lowering the deportation bar.

The government’s proposal to strengthen the “character test”, which allows it to cancel the visas of people convicted of certain crimes, is unnecessary given the minister’s already vast powers.

The Morrison government’s third attempt to pass “flawed” legislation that would grant the immigration minister more power to cancel visas and deport people has been labelled a “desperate power grab” by human rights lawyers.

The Administrative Appeals Tribunal overrides cancellation of the man’s visa, who posed ‘very low’ risk of reoffending

Labors blocking of changes to a law making it easier to deport foreign nationals convicted of serious offences has led to Scott Morrison labelling Labor and Anthony Albanese "soft and weak".

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