Labor moves to block some temporary visa holders travelling to Australia amid Middle East war
by Sarah Basford Canales and Tom McIlroy from World news | The Guardian on (#744H7)
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Labor is toughening immigration laws to stop people from some countries travelling to Australia on some temporary visas and seeking to stay permanently because of the Middle East war.
The assistant citizenship minister, Julian Hill, introduced urgent amendments on Tuesday, hours after home affairs minister, Tony Burke, facilitated asylum applications from members of the Iranian women's football team.
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