Dual citizenship crisis: four MPs resign after court rules
Katy Gallagher ineligible
A high court decision ruling Labor senator Katy Gallagher
ineligible to sit in parliament has triggered four MPs - including
three Labor MPs - to resign over dual citizenship issues. In a
litmus test for both Malcolm Turnbull and Bill Shorten the four MPs
will now fight to retain their seats in a "super
Saturday" string of by-elections in states (09 May 2018).
Human Rights Commission pushes back against Peter Dutton
bid for more powers
The Human Rights Commission has lobbied against expanding the home
affairs minister and department's powers to make visa
cancellation decisions without a merits review and even called for
them to be wound back. Home affairs minister already has too much
discretion over cancellation of visas and tribunal process should
remain, groups say (12 May 2018).
Big new push to maintain a Big Australia
A new trinity of big business, the Australian Council of Trade
Unions and ethnic community groups have joined forces in signing
and releasing a joint "National Compact on Permanent
Migration" document to stop our migrant intake from being
slashed (04 May 2018).
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