As the Albanese Government’s efforts to control asylum seekers released from immigration detention continues, legal experts are warning the legislation it’s put forward to address the issue would give it unprecedented powers to forcibly remove non-citizens from Australia.
But now legal experts are warning the bill the government has drafted to replace it could be used to deport a wide group of people, including genuine refugees and people seeking asylum who have lived in and contributed to the Australian community for years.
GUEST : Associate Professor Daniel Ghezelbash, Director, Kaldor Centre for Refugee Law at UNSW