Top lawyers concerned about government’s proposed

Commonwealth Counter-Terrorism Coordinator Linda Geddes from the Dept of Home Affairs

Commonwealth Counter-Terrorism Coordinator Linda Geddes from the Dept of Home Affairs Source: AAP

Australia’s top lawyers have expressed concerns with the at today's meeting of the Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security. The government's proposed bill will lower the threshold for revoking Australian citizenship of people convicted of terrorism offences, regardless of the severity of the sentence.



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