Labor and Coalition pass deportation laws set to make Nauru a ‘penal colony’ for Australia, critics say

<p>Legislation validates flawed decisions, cuts off appeals and gives government sweeping powers to deport people, campaigners claim</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2025/sep/04/australia-politics-live-bob-carr-daniel-andrews-beijing-putin-question-time-labor-coalition-anthony-albanese-sussan-ley-ntwnfb">Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates</a></p></li><li><p>Get our <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl">breaking news email</a>, <a href="https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3">free app</a> or <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl">daily news podcast</a></p></li></ul><p>The major parties have been accused of “stitching up” a deal to transform Nauru into Australia’s “dumping ground and penal colony” as parliament passed laws stripping basic legal rights from a group of noncitizens set to be deported.</p><p>The home affairs legislation passed the Senate on Thursday, after a snap three-hour <a href="https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Senate/Legal_and_Constitutional_Affairs/HomeAffairsAmmendment/Public_Hearings">parliamentary hearing</a> the night before.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/sep/04/labor-coalition-pass-deportation-laws-naura-australia-penal-colony-australia-critics-say">Continue reading...</a>

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