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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
Labor's 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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