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Australian Federal Police get new powers to check IDs at airports

Mr Turnbull at Melbourne Airport, Tuesday 15 May 2018.

"The justification is the safety of the Australian people," Mr Turnbull told reporters at Melbourne Airport, Tuesday 15 May 2018. Source: AAP

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The Federal Government wants to give police the power to carry out identity checks without cause at the nation's airports, with Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull citing the "dangerous times" facing the nation as justification.

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