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Australia announces migration crackdown with detention beds and lawyer bans
Original: The government's migration crackdown sounds tough. They'll ban lawyers who lodge futile apps, add 250 detention beds, cu
The Australian government has unveiled a migration crackdown that includes banning lawyers who lodge futile applications, adding 250 detention beds and cutting the practice of students repeatedly extending their stay. Critics say the measures punish people within a protection system where roughly 90% of claims are refused anyway, accusing Labor of echoing hardline Abbott-era and Trump-style rhetoric.
Why now: The government has just announced a tough new migration package drawing criticism over its punitive framing
Australian governmentAustralian Labor PartyTony AbbottDonald Trump
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- The government's migration crackdown sounds tough. They'll ban lawyers who lodge futile apps, add 250 detention beds, cut student hopping. But 90% of protection claims are refused? That's a system designed to fail, then punish. Labor is channelling Abbott-Trump rhetoric while… · FusionPartyAus@mastodon.au · 2
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