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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Sarah Basford Canales

Up to 80,000 people in Australia may be affected by ‘sledgehammer’ powers to deport noncitizens to Nauru, lawyers warn

Tony Burke
Home affairs minister Tony Burke struck a $400m deal last week with Nauru to offload hundreds of noncitizens to the tiny Pacific nation. Photograph: James Ross/AAP

Up to 80,000 people in Australia may be affected by the Albanese government’s proposed powers to strip basic legal protections from the noncitizens it plans to deport to Nauru, refugee lawyers warn.

The proposed federal powers, revealed last Wednesday, are expected to pass parliament this week with the Coalition’s support after a snap two-hour committee hearing scheduled for Wednesday night.

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