The government’s proposal to strengthen the “character test”, which allows it to cancel the visas of people convicted of certain crimes, is unnecessary given the minister’s already vast powers.
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Associate Professor, School of Law, Murdoch University
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Associate Professor of Sport Management, University of Technology Sydney
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Associate Professor in Human Rights and International Law, University of Newcastle
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Lecturer in History, University of Sydney
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Affiliate, Andrew and Renata Kaldor Centre for International Refugee Law, UNSW Sydney
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Senior Research Fellow, Kaldor Centre for International Refugee Law, UNSW Sydney
