(AAP) Extremists who fight in foreign conflicts could be blocked from returning to Australia for up to two years after federal parliament backed new national security laws.
Under the measures, any citizen suspected of extremism would be temporarily banned from returning to Australia until protections are in place through a so-called “return permit.”
Despite raising concerns with the new measures, Labor backed the Morrison government’s push to crack down on foreign fighters with the bill passing the Senate on Thursday.
Return permits may include conditions relating to when and how the person enters the country, and they may also have to register where they live, work or study and any plans to travel within Australia or abroad.
