The government has introduced new legislation to temporarily ban some people from coming to Australia.
Concerns have been raised the war in the Middle East could result in more asylum claims.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-10/new-laws-to-temporarily-ban-travellers-from-certain-countries/106437588?utm_source=abc_news_app&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_campaign=abc_news_app&utm_content=link
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I guess that is indicative of how shitty the Australian government has become over time. We are now recycling Trump’s Muslim ban from his first term.
Guess we’re the USA now
ONP/LNP dream : Ban all muslim countries
Do one better I think. Ban all religious people. All crazy.
It’s a blank page.
Countries will be decided later.
I could suggest a few that are not in the Middle East.
I had heard rumours a month or 2 ago that this was a policy that was going to be announced by Ley and the Liberals as a key policy for their campaign, did not expect it from Labor.
“The current situation in the Middle East demonstrates how quickly circumstances can change that may impact whether those temporary visa holders could fulfil that temporary purpose in Australia, including whether they would leave Australia should they travel here,” he (Julian Hill, Assistant Minister for Citizenship, Customs and Multicultural Affairs.) said.
“In these circumstances, it is vital that government can respond appropriately, including by placing temporary limitations on the ability of certain cohorts of non-citizens from travelling to Australia.” Quote from article.
This is the reason why Labor is hardly ever in power. They are “Liberal lite” except for a few minor things voters don’t actually care about.
Even after 4 years of the coalition being out of power and being decimated by teal independents, they still try to convince us that the people want Labor to lurch to the right.
How does that marry up with the Iranian soccer players being granted asylum?
I’m all for banning immigration from terrorist states like the US
thank god
White Australia Policy by any other name.
Long overdue.
Actually a good policy because for every conflict that happens in the Middle East there are always a large amount of people from uninvolved countries trying to game their way into staying here permanently by ‘claiming asylum’ even though they aren’t genuine asylum seekers.
Jumping at the bit to support an illegal war, a war that might end up being world war 3, but running away from the consequences.
Nothing says typical colonial bootlicker policy bullshit like supporting the bombing of brown civilians whilst also blocking those fleeing the bombs, from coming here.
Watching the ALP court the One Nation vote in this type of way is gross on so many levels.
Remember when trump did this 9 years ago and there was outrage? The steady march rightward continues. What is the point of debate if the two dominant parties are “let’s be evil” and “let’s do evil things but use nice words when we do it”
Quick reminder that Ley’s Liberals literally just had a small scandal after it was leaked that they wanted to introduce a VERY similar policy to parliament, this was barely over a month ago. Yet Labor introduces this now and there’ll be no big challenge to it at all I’m sure.
Love seeing the ALP can do no wrong crowd celebrating the ‘political pragmatism’ of this. Same ones decrying the racist dog whistling of the LNP and ON
This is a fucking disgraceful policy and should be called out as such.
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Great, it’s about time we grew a set. We need to preserve what we have left of Australia.
Yeah, nah, this is fucked. If you don’t want refugees, do something to curb the aggression that could lead to refugees. To do this after patting themselves on the back for helping the Iranian girls is pretty poor form.
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This is a horrible piece of legislation and an embarrassment that it’s Labor suggesting it.
Keir Starmer speedrun any %
I would say ban religious fruitcakes from anywhere.
That’s one way to try and stop the PHON march.
List:
Lilliput
Atlantis
Narnia
Middle Earth
La La Land
The Land of Nod
Albanese and Minns are trying really hard to make their unlosable elections very losable. They’ve been a massive disappointment so far.
How is this not racist???
Laws on hate speech but say no to asylum seekers. Could it be more blatant that this all really means “laws on speaking out against specific groups we like and fuck those we don’t?
I am so disgusted not just by this government’s policies but the implications from Albo and his cronies that they speak for “Australia”. Almost every recent decision (internet censorship, tech bans, AUKUS, “let’s go to war”, invite genocidal leaders, sucking up to Trump, war on protesting) has been the opposite of pretty much every Australian I know. the government no longer represents us, it represents not just its own interests but those of its corporate and foreign government masters.
THIS ASSHOLE DOES NOT SPEAK FOR US.