“The 37 specific regions under the #ProposedBan are in Afghanistan, Algeria, Cameroon, Egypt, Lebanon, Libya, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Palestine, the Philippines, Somalia and Yemen.
Guardian Australia has been told the shadow immigration minister under Ley, #PaulScarr, had not proposed the country ban and raised significant concerns over it. It’s understood that specific proposal was not taken to shadow cabinet before the leadership coup, and the new opposition leader, #AngusTaylor, had not seen the plan.
The #Liberals’ proposal would also seek to remove as many as 100,000 asylum seekers and international students from Australia more quickly. Visa holders could have their rights to appeal immigration decisions #restricted, and be #blocked from consideration to move on to other #visas.”
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