Labor and Coalition pass deportation laws set to make Nauru a ‘penal colony’ for Australia, critics say
by Sarah Basford Canales and Ben Doherty from World news | The Guardian on (#6ZS8G)
Legislation validates flawed decisions, cuts off appeals and gives government sweeping powers to deport people, campaigners claim
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The major parties have been accused of stitching up" a deal to transform Nauru into Australia's dumping ground and penal colony" as parliament passed laws stripping basic legal rights from a group of noncitizens set to be deported.
The home affairs legislation passed the Senate on Thursday, after a snap three-hour parliamentary hearing the night before.
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