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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Paul Karp

Labor helps Coalition pass its visa cancellation character test bill in the lower house

Shadow Minister for Home Affairs Kristina Keneally
Kristina Keneally, shadow minister for home affairs, claimed the government may need to amend its own character test bill – a claim Alex Hawke dismissed. Photograph: Mick Tsikas/AAP

Labor has helped the Coalition pass the visa cancellation bill in the lower house in a bid to sidestep what the immigration minister, Alex Hawke, admits is a “test for Labor”.

On Wednesday, the Morrison government confirmed it would relist two bills seeking to lower the bar for failure of the character test for visa cancellation and introduce mandatory minimum sentences for firearms offences.

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