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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, Wednesday, January 30, 2019. (AAP Image/Rohan Thomson) NO ARCHIVING

Linda Geddes, Commonwealth counter-terrorism coordinator from the Department of Home Affairs January 30, 2019(AAP Image/Rohan Thomson) NO ARCHIVING, 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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