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Zac de Silva and Grace Crivellaro

Conflict triggers tourist visa, asylum seeker crackdown

The government wants the power to stop tourists using their temporary visas to claim asylum (Diego Fedele/AAP PHOTOS)

The Middle East conflict has triggered plans to tighten Australia's immigration laws that advocates have labelled "truly appalling". 

Proposed reforms would give the government the power to stop tourists using their temporary visas to claim asylum, if a change in global circumstances meant they would likely try to stay in Australia after their visa ended.

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