Top lawyers concerned about government’s proposed citizenship-stripping laws

Commonwealth Counter-Terrorism Coordinator Linda Geddes is seen during the Intelligence and Security hearing to discuss the Australian Citizenship Amendment Bill 2018 in Canberra

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

Australia’s top lawyers have expressed concerns with at Wednesday'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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