Government seeks greater control over asylum seekers with new bill

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Concerns abound about a federal government bill that will tighten restrictions around what it means to be a refugee. Under proposed changes an asylum seeker will have to fulfill strict criteria showing they have a “well-founded fear of persecution” as well as show they couldn’t simply change their behaviour or move to another part of their home country.

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