Article 472ST Australian citizenship of 18 people at risk under new powers proposed by Peter Dutton

Australian citizenship of 18 people at risk under new powers proposed by Peter Dutton

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Paul Karp
from World news | The Guardian on (#472ST)

Bill bolsters home affairs minister's ability to revoke citizenship of people convicted of terrorism offences, regardless of length of sentence

A Coalition bill to lower the threshold for revoking Australian citizenship would expose 18 people convicted of terrorist offences to that penalty, according to departmental information.

The home affairs department has described the new powers proposed by Peter Dutton as a "key counter-terrorism tool" in a submission to a parliamentary inquiry but revealed currently just five people in prison and 13 who have served their sentence would be at risk of losing Australian citizenship.

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