Government plans new laws to strip convicted terrorists of Australian citizenship

Scott Morrison and Peter Dutton

Source: AAP

The Federal Government has unveiled new anti-terrorism laws that would make it easier to strip convicted terrorists of their citizenship.


They're a range of proposed changes to the country's terrorism laws that Scott Morrison wants enacted as a matter of urgency.

He plans to introduce legislation into the parliament before the end of the year that would give Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton tougher powers to cancel the citizenship of terrorists.

Currently a minister can act if the jail sentence is six years or more.

There are also proposed changes to the handling of foreign fighters returning to Australia after spending time in conflict zones.

Mr Morrison says they remain a threat - not just here but for the entire Asia-Pacific region.


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