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Senate passes anti-terrorism bill lowering age to 14

Liberal Democrats senator David Leyonhjelm
Liberal Democrats senator David Leyonhjelm Source: AAP

Controversial counter-terrorism laws allowing control orders to be imposed on minors as young as 14 years old have cleared the Senate. Labor supported the legislation. But the Greens and Liberal Democrat David Leyonhjelm opposed the bill.


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By Phillippa Carisbrooke, Olga Klepova

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Controversial counter-terrorism laws allowing control orders to be imposed on minors as young as 14 years old have cleared the Senate. Labor supported the legislation. But the Greens and Liberal Democrat David Leyonhjelm opposed the bill.



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