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Australia announces migration crackdown with lawyer bans and detention beds
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 would ban lawyers who lodge futile protection applications, add 250 detention beds, and curb visa hopping by international students. Critics, including the Fusion Party, say the measures punish people within a system that already refuses about 90% of protection claims, and accuse Labor of adopting Abbott- and Trump-style rhetoric on immigration.
Why now: The government has just announced new tough migration measures, drawing criticism that they mirror hardline foreign rhetoric.
Australian governmentAustralian Labor PartyFusion 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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