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Peter Dutton seeks new powers to police Australia’s borders

Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton speaks during Question Time

Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton is not budging. Source: AAP

The Senate will now decide if the Home Affairs Minister will be granted the power to exclude foreign fighters, after Labor backed the laws in the lower house.


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By Nakari Thorpe

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The Senate will now decide if the Home Affairs Minister will be granted the power to exclude foreign fighters, after Labor backed the laws in the lower house.



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