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Australia: Plan to strip the legal rights of asylum seekers

Announcement

30 Oct 2012

In October 2012, the government of Australia announced a change for the labour market access of foreign workers.

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Number of interventions

1

0 certainly harmful

1 likely harmful

0 liberalising

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No implementation date

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Announced: 30 Oct 2012
Labour market access
On 31 October 2012, the Immigration Minister, Chris Bowen, announced a legislation that would excise the entire continent from the migration zone. Currently, asylum seekers that reach mainland Austral...
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Published: 04 Sep 2024

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