The Albanese government has introduced a suite of new immigration detention laws aimed at facilitating the deportation of detainees, sparking controversy and criticism from various quarters. Shadow Home Affairs and Cybersecurity Minister James Paterson criticized the laws as a mere "patch up" of the government's previous failures in immigration policy. The legislation, introduced with just hours notice, seeks to ban citizens from countries like Iran and Iraq unless their governments agree to accept deported immigration detainees. This move has been met with opposition, with the crossbench and others accusing the government of rushing the legislation without proper process and scrutiny, with debate limited to 40min. The proposed laws were intended to address issues ahead of a crucial High Court challenge but have faced setbacks, including being blocked in the Senate by a coalition of the Greens and the Coalition, referring it to a Senate legal committee for review with a report deadline by May 7. Home Affairs Minister Clare O'Neil has demanded an explanation from the Coalition for their opposition, while Shadow Immigration Minister Dan Tehan has criticized the government's handling of immigration and called for action.
Claire O’Neil and Andrew Giles have been left red faced. Their efforts to rush new immigration laws through Parliament have FAILED. Dan Tehan has described them as the “worst Ministers in Australian history”. Listen to him unload HERE. 🎧https://t.co/9DPHhRF8WC🎧
🚨 Shadow Immigration Minister Dan Tehan has blasted Clare O'Neil and Andrew Giles. He's labelled them the "worst Ministers ever". LISTEN HERE: https://t.co/9DPHhREB74
🚨 Shadow Immigration Minister Dan Tehan has blasted the Clare O'Neil and Andrew Giles. He's labelled them the "worst Ministers ever". LISTEN HERE: https://t.co/9DPHhREB74
Labor’s deportation bill could be used to blacklist entire countries’ citizens from obtaining visas to Australia https://t.co/IzEACnk86k
The Australian Foreign Editor Greg Sheridan has called out the Albanese government as they “won’t say the word China” and AUKUS “in the same sentence”. https://t.co/wDcj5QrM6C
.@FergusonNews interviews Shadow Home Affairs Minister @SenPaterson about why the Coalition refused to back the government’s immigration changes today. #ABC730 https://t.co/7ECMP49t1f
Pauline Hanson has delivered an explosive rebuke of Home Affairs Minister Clare O’Neil over another detainees debacle amid claims the secretary of her department left her office in tears. https://t.co/9J4sJaEA9u
Emergency laws that would give the immigration minister power to jail immigrant detainees who don't cooperate with deportation have been blocked by the Coalition, Greens and crossbench. Find out why: https://t.co/r0e0gf6f4t https://t.co/AiOVGh3BtH
Labor’s deportation bill will only create an endless roundabout between immigration detention and prison | Sanmati Verma and Laura John https://t.co/S8RPz9p91a
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has slammed Opposition leader Peter Dutton for his “incapacity to stand up” to his backbench. https://t.co/Lx9wmLLDs0
Shadow Immigration Minister Dan Tehan has called on Anthony Albanese to “sack” Immigration Minister Andrew Giles over the detainee debacle. https://t.co/9hgDh2TZ2w
Assistant Defence Minister Matt Thistlethwaite says the former Coalition government “talked tough game” on immigration detainees but “didn’t deliver”. https://t.co/tqnOwn3ZvY
Shadow Immigration Minister Dan Tehan has criticised the Albanese government for not “doing enough” on third-country resettlement and says the Coalition is worried about it. https://t.co/CnNos662o5
An emergency Bill to change migration laws has hit yet another hurdle in an extraordinary blow to the government. > https://t.co/zZjcBXsCuK https://t.co/ZDd6OeWEBb
A furious Clare O’Neil has accused the opposition of playing politics after the Coalition and Greens teamed up to block Labor’s drastic new deportation laws in the Senate. https://t.co/C6qrUh2S8o
Shadow Immigration Minister Dan Tehan has slammed Home Affairs Minister Clare O’Neil for “running away" from two press conferences today, saying she “now has a stitch”. https://t.co/CEGYb2zEtN
Home Affairs Minister Clare O’Neil has demanded the Coalition come forward and give an answer as to why they voted to delay Labor’s detainee bill. https://t.co/9kK7pT8Uuz
The Greens and the crossbench voted with the Coalition in the Senate to block the bill, referring it to a Senate legal committee, which will hand down a report by May 7. https://t.co/hbZLctNKQp
Labor’s deportation bill fails to pass Senate in ‘almighty backfire’ as Coalition and Greens team up https://t.co/oyAMblffcE
Sky News Australia can reveal Home Affairs Secretary Stephanie Foster left Clare O’Neil’s office in tears after a discussion about immigration detainee documents. https://t.co/4F3H2urq4v
** MUST LISTEN ** A fiery on air debate has erupted. Ben has called out Bill Shorten for failing to crack down on NDIS rorts. But the Minister didn’t like what he was hearing. Listen to the explosive audio HERE. 🎧https://t.co/D3R9wO23Dh🎧 https://t.co/8vpo9SXqTq
Exclusive: One of the nation’s most powerful public servants blindsided her two ministers by releasing key new details about ex-detainees’ criminal records after the High Court’s landmark decision overturning indefinite detention https://t.co/hrIBtB1ha6
🚨 What is @billshortenmp doing to tackle rorts on the National Disability Insurance Scheme? The Minister joins @BenFordham at 8:15AM. Listen LIVE via https://t.co/PDFkmiKWWD.
Australia politics live: Shorten to table bill to overhaul NDIS; Black Summer inquiry to deliver findings https://t.co/O00paCyv1m
Bill Shorten to introduce NDIS reform bill as fight looms with states https://t.co/XRivGNuvQV
Sky News host Andrew Bolt has questioned the reason for the “rush and secrecy” over new immigration detainee legislation passed through parliament today. https://t.co/dx2dUtnCA7
Federal parliament is urgently reviewing new immigration laws designed to prevent more detainees being released. @ElizaEdNews #9News READ MORE: https://t.co/Nf19Z2ZnHJ https://t.co/oRh68lveIr
Govt trying to fast track migration bill & I have grave concerns for the unintended and far-reaching consequences. Given the significance of mandatory sentencing, time should be allocated for proper consultation #auspol https://t.co/MPvNkfY5Gi
Crossbench ‘ropeable’ over new deportation laws after being refused amendments https://t.co/6l9n8H9Omz
The crossbench has been left fuming after its proposed amendments to a deportation bill introduced hurriedly by Labor on Tuesday were knocked back. https://t.co/nPUdKFz1bI
Rushed bill forcing hundreds of non-citizens to facilitate own deportation passes lower house https://t.co/jktKWSxyHT
Shadow Home Affairs Minister James Paterson says Chinese malware targeting critical infrastructure is a “major national security threat” because its “only purpose” is to sabotage. https://t.co/3BIpZkndAR
Shadow Home Affairs Minister James Paterson says the Opposition does “not want to expose” the Australian community to any more danger than they have been by the “totally botched handling” of immigration detainees. https://t.co/GsW49w3uqt
MPs voice outrage over Labor deportation bill that HRLC says will criminalise refugees – video https://t.co/5lxR8hWzvV
Labor races to pass tough new deportation laws ahead of High Court decision https://t.co/RFKmmh3e2i https://t.co/3hi56MaTFT
The Australian Foreign Editor Greg Sheridan says New Zealand is “going back to reality” after the “long, bad dream of Jacinta Ardern” following the country publicly announcing China was behind a cyber-attack. https://t.co/0vQIy5WGs4
The Australian Foreign Editor Greg Sheridan has slammed Prime Minister Anthony Albanese for “drifting dangerously” on China because they are “doing a whole lot of things” the Chinese want them to do. https://t.co/VH1f47ziie
The Australian Foreign Editor Greg Sheridan says the “underlying strategic realities” of China’s behaviour don’t change whether the country is being “sweet or sour” on the diplomatic front. https://t.co/k6EE2dIMpq
A senior member of the shadow cabinet has accused Labor of rushing through a new batch of legislation to deal with those considered to be uncooperative detainees as a pivotal High Court hearing looms. https://t.co/V6fuSmsu2C
🚨Crossbench again only ones fighting for proper process & scrutiny on significant & dramatic new migration bill that Govt revealed this morning, with debate to be limited to 40min & entire debate & vote to be concluded by 1.40pm‼️Coalition & ALP shameless in race to the bottom‼️
Another rush legislation by Albo government, nothing they do is right. Labor seeks to ban Iran and Iraq citizens to tackle offending immigration detainees https://t.co/c6YihisJZu
Labor is seeking to legislate to ban citizens of countries like Iran and Iraq from coming into the country unless their governments accept immigration detainees Australian authorities want to deport. https://t.co/9rS3mP4yj4
Labor seeks to ban Iran and Iraq citizens unless their governments accept deported immigration detainees https://t.co/widpnlaJ7v via @SkyNewsAust
Labor has sought to rush through laws to fix its bungled migration laws. DETAILS: https://t.co/9OmXiB8wns https://t.co/IFyp6Q3pxX
A new suite of immigration detention laws allowing the government to more easily deport people will be introduced into parliament today with just hours notice ahead of a crucial High Court challenge. https://t.co/BTDR63ZWmZ
Shadow Home Affairs and Cybersecurity Minister James Paterson has blasted new “patch up” detainee laws put forward by the Albanese government. https://t.co/alK3En9ghP