Women and children in Syrian camp "will end up in Australia" | Insiders On Background

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The debate over immigration, border control and social cohesion hardened this week, after a group of women and children in northern Syria attempted to return to Australia. Questions remain about whether the Federal Government has the power to stop the Australian citizens returning home. For this week's On Background Podcast David sat down with former Deputy Secretary of the Department of Immigration, Abul Rizvi. 0:00 Introduction 1:01 Who is Abul Rizvi? 1:13 What are Australia's obligations to the Australian women and children in Syria? 1:25 Temporary exclusion order vs Passports Act 1:53 What is procedural fairness? 3:30 Three steps of temporary exclusion order 6:55 What obligation does the Australian government have to the children caught up in this? 7:52 What has the High Court said about cancelling citizenship? 9:30 "I think at the end of the day, they will end up in Australia." 10:04 How do you define assistance? 11:00 "Once a citizen with a passport seeks to re-ente

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