The senate crossbench looks set to scuttle the Morrison Government’s planned privatisation of Australia’s visa system after the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) advised that the reform would likely need to be legislated:
The department’s incoming government brief to Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton, released under Freedom of Information laws, says the plan “will likely require new supporting legislation”.
The contentious proposal could be dead on arrival with Labor, the Greens and Centre Alliance all vowing to vote against the move in the Senate…
