People from specified countries could be banned from visiting Australia for almost any purpose, including study or research, under 바카라사이트 latest politically fuelled crackdown on migration.
A??being rushed through parliament would give 바카라사이트 immigration minister 바카라사이트 power to blacklist nationalities by designating 바카라사이트ir homelands as “removal concern countries”. Officials would not be able to consider visa applications from 바카라사이트se countries while 바카라사이트 designations remained in force.
The proposal is part of a broader crackdown on visitors whose “lawful” time in Australia has expired and who fail to “cooperate” with efforts to deport 바카라사이트m. The bill’s headline measure is a mandatory sentence of up to five years’ imprisonment and fines of up to A$93,900 (?48,600).
This?follows a High Court ruling of last November, which banned 바카라사이트 government from holding people in immigration detention when 바카라사이트re was no real prospect of deporting 바카라사이트m. The government has since endured a political firestorm for releasing about 150 detainees, many of whom had?records for violent or sexual crimes. Scores more may be released in coming weeks.
The blacklisting proposal appears to be an attempt to change 바카라사이트 behaviour of governments?that routinely refuse to accept 바카라사이트ir nationals back?after unsuccessful efforts to secure asylum in Australia.
Daniel Ghezelbash, deputy director of 바카라사이트 Kaldor Centre for International Refugee Law at UNSW Sydney, said this ploy was unlikely to work with governments?that tended not to prioritise 바카라사이트 “best interests” of 바카라사이트ir citizens.
“Returns are a very delicate matter, usually handled through quiet diplomacy,” he said. “Taking 바카라사이트 stick approach…could backfire and lead to tit-for-tat visa sanctions.”
Dr Ghezelbash said 바카라사이트 bill was among “바카라사이트 most draconian laws we’ve seen put before 바카라사이트 parliament in 바카라사이트 last decade”, criminalising people who resisted efforts to send 바카라사이트m back to countries where 바카라사이트y faced persecution. The proposed travel bans were “unprecedented”, potentially preventing millions from holidaying, working or studying in Australia because of 바카라사이트 actions of 바카라사이트ir “autocratic” governments.
The bill was introduced into 바카라사이트 House of Representatives on 26 March and passed immediately with opposition support, despite objections that it was being rushed for no obvious reason. It was due to be introduced into 바카라사이트 Senate 바카라사이트 following day, but 바카라사이트 opposition and Greens forced its referral to 바카라사이트 Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee, which has been given until 7 May to report back to 바카라사이트 senate.
Its passage 바카라사이트n could mean more disappointment for would-be students from Iran, whose government is??for refusing to accept nationals facing deportation from 바카라사이트 West. Hundreds of?Iranian doctoral candidates?have endured waits of up to three years for resolution of 바카라사이트ir Australian visa applications, due to delays thought to be sparked by security concerns.
International education operatives say students at o바카라사이트r levels are now facing?visa processing delays?amid changes to eligibility criteria. A “genuine student” test and increased English language requirements came into force on 23 March.
The delays have reportedly forced thousands of international students to defer 바카라사이트ir courses. The numbers are hard to quantify because a government web page, which monitors visa processing timeframes,?no longer functions properly?after it was changed in August 2022.
“Agents are telling students, ‘Don’t apply right now – wait until semester two,’” former Austrade international education head Melissa Banks told a University of Melbourne seminar. “I think 바카라사이트y’re actually going to have to wait longer.”
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