According to Australian media reports, Australia`s goverment has drafted a new immigration law bill that could impose stricter immigration rules on people coming to Australia.
Under the new bill, believers of certain religions and even some races will be completely shut out.
Labour likened the Migration Act amendment to a temporary ban from seven Muslim countries imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump.
Part of the bill would give immigration minister Peter Dutton the right to require "certain categories of people" to be re-examined for visas in the interest of the public.
Mr Dutton responded, however, saying they would try to protect Australia from the threat of viruses such as Ebola and avian flu.
Such "groups" may be defined according to whether or not they hold a specific passport, live in a particular state, province or country, travel to a particular area, or apply for a passport at a certain time point.
After that, if the person has a "bad information" record about himself, Mr. Dutton may choose to refuse to repeat his visa.
Labor`s immigration spokesman, Shayne Neumann, said the opposition could not support the proposal because some could be given special attention only for their place of birth, passport or belief.
"these measures. The Minister will be given the right to conduct additional reviews or cancellations at will through the process of visa reaffirmation, targeting certain groups at will. " He said.
"Labour can`t give a minister who wants to see Australia split like Trump."
Anne Aly, a Labour MP and counter-terrorism expert, told the lower house of parliament that giving ministers the `inappropriate right` to ban a group of visas without parliamentary oversight was not only unwise, but also uncautious. And it`s not going to be productive. "
With growing discontent around the world, populist politics and immigration bans, Australia needs to be more vigilant about its bipartisan and non-discriminatory immigration policies, she said.
"[this draft] may be latent. Based on ethnic characteristics, the country of origin or other subtle features, excluding an entire group or visa holders, and are not subject to censorship and regulation. "
Last October, when Mr. Dutton introduced the day, he said the proposed change was intended to help manage the potential risks of a newly issued 10-year visitor visa.
Mr. Dutton defended the proposal by saying the new measures were used in extreme cases, such as Ebola and bird flu, to protect Australia`s national interests.
He criticized Labour for raising questions that need to be feared only in the past, and not in the Senate, but in private phone calls.
"during my 15 years in Parliament, I saw a lot of false proposals. This may be one of the most hypocritical proposals the Shadow Minister may have made in order to gain attention. "
Two other days of change are still under discussion, one of which is about the use of a contactless security system, combined with Australian border control`s SmartGate.
Labour backed two other proposals, but unless they were split, they would still vote against the whole proposal.
