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Crackdown on unlawful migration in Australia to be announced by Albanese Government

The Albanese Government is set to announce flying squads of Border Force agents to track down people who have overstayed their visas in Australia.

A crackdown on unlawful migration in Australia set to be announced by the Albanese Government will unleash flying squads of border force agents track down visa overstayers.

The Long Sip
What happened

Immigration Minister Tony Burke is set to announce expanded Border Force field operations to track down visa overstayers across Australia.

The detail

The changes will be made by regulation rather than legislation, after compromise talks with the Coalition broke down.

What it means

Proposals to restrict visa overstayers' work rights will not proceed for now, as those changes still require legislation to pass.

For you

The changes will be introduced by regulation, not legislation, so they can take effect without a parliamentary deal, but restrictions on visa overstayers' work rights will still need legislation to…

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What readers are saying

ozzy1955
Announcing these changes by regulation rather than legislation is an interesting workaround to avoid dealing with the Coalition. Using flying squads for field operations will certainly change how visa overstayers are tracked down across the country.
Ivy
That text message method sounds terribly messy.
FootscrayChris
Funny how a major immigration policy gets dropped by a text message to an ABC reporter after the cabinet committee hits pause.

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