How tourists from FIVE countries suddenly be banned from coming to Australia ... trends now
Tourists from at least five countries could be banned from travelling to Australia if Labor's tough new proposed migration laws pass Parliament.
The Albanese Government is rushing new legislation through Parliament this week in an attempt to avoid another disastrous ruling from the High Court - after more than 140 asylum seekers, including murderers and rapists, were released into the community in the NZYQ case last November.
The proposed laws would give the Immigration Minister the power to single out countries that do not cooperate with Australia's attempts to deport people back to their country of origin.
That could result in citizens of Iran, Iraq, Zimbabwe, Russia and South Sudan being banned from travelling to Australia, even for a holiday - although some exceptions would apply.
An upcoming High Court hearing, set down for April 17, could expand further on the court's controversial NZYQ decision, leading to up to 170 more detainees walking free.
In an attempt to avoid another disaster ahead of a High Court immigration case next month, Labor is rushing new legislation through parliament during the last sitting week before the hearing
The case relates to an Iranian citizen known as ASF17, who refuses to go back to Iran, because as a bisexual man he could face the death penalty.
If he is successful in court, more detainees who refused to cooperate with their deportations would walk free with him.
Labor's proposed laws would also introduce a jail sentence of up to five years for failed asylum seekers who refuse to cooperate with their deportation.
Embattled Immigration Minister Andrew Giles said of the proposal: 'What we're doing with this piece of legislation, this important piece of legislation, is to fill a very significant loophole.
'[It is] a loophole that a small cohort of people who have no basis upon which to remain in Australia who are refusing to co-operate with efforts to effect their removal.
'Importantly... these people are not refugees.'
The Greens and the crossbench have expressed concerns about the proposed laws, meaning the government will be relying upon the Coalition for support.
A refugee expert, Sanmati Verma of the Human Rights Law Centre, told the Australian Financial Review the laws would mean all visas
