Law Council voices alarm at 'unprecedented' citizenship changes

By Fergus Hunter
Updated August 25 2017 - 2:38pm, first published 2:35pm
News. 26th January 2016. Australia Day  Citizenship Ceremony at Canberra. 
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull announcing citizenships to Diego Torre and his daughter Johanna.

The Canberra Times

Photo Jamila Toderas
News. 26th January 2016. Australia Day Citizenship Ceremony at Canberra. Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull announcing citizenships to Diego Torre and his daughter Johanna. The Canberra Times Photo Jamila Toderas

Australia's peak legal body has criticised the government's proposed citizenship crackdown, arguing some elements of the package are unnecessary, threaten the nation's social cohesion and hand the immigration minister a concerning amount of power.

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