Tony Burke rubbishes One Nation plan
Constitutional law expert Anne Twomey has criticized One Nation's proposed legislation to ban foreign fighters, arguing it would be ineffective and difficult to implement. The bill aims to create a new exclusion order process through the Federal Court, which experts suggest may be a redundant or obstructive legal mechanism.
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The debate highlights the tension between populist legislative proposals and established constitutional legal frameworks in Australian national security policy.
— 6:04pm , first published 11:59am
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Share A A A One of Australia’s leading constitutional law experts says One Nation’s proposal to create a new ban on foreign fighters would do nothing to block Australians with terror links from returning to the country.
One Nation has unveiled its first substantial legislative proposal since the populist party began to surge in the polls, drawing level with Labor and leaving the official opposition languishing in third place .
Leader Pauline Hanson will introduce the Protecting Australians From Foreign Terrorist Fighters Bill when parliament returns in August which she says will strengthen powers to cancel or refuse passports and toughen bail laws for terrorism charges.
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