Immigration Minister Gains Power to Suspend Temporary Visas for Non-Citizens (Arrival Control)
Migration Amendment (2026 Measures No. 1) Bill 2026
House of Representatives
Senate
Assent
Topics
border control humanitarian visas immigration non-citizen rights temporary visas visa suspension
Introduced by: The Hon Tony Burke MP (ALP)
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Effects of this bill
If this bill passes, it means that:
The Debate
What different members said when this bill was debated:
Julian Hill ALP
“I move: That this bill be now read a second time. The Australian government is committed to ensuring Australia’s migration system works in Australia’s national interest. At any point in time, there are many temporary visa holders outside Australia holding a temporary right of entry to Australia granted to support travel for a genuinely temporary purpose like a holiday or attending a conference.”
Jonathon Duniam LIB
“I rise to speak on the Migration Amendment (2026 Measures No. 1) Bill 2026. This is an important piece of legislation. Yes, I accept that there has been not as much time as one would like to examine this legislation, but, as I think many of the contributors to this debate and certainly the public commentary on this legislation will indicate, it was urgent legislation that needed to be dealt with.”
David Shoebridge GRN
“I rise on behalf of my party, the Greens, to oppose this legislation, the Migration Amendment (2026 Measures No. 1) Bill 2026. Time and time again, it’s Labor governments that bring in the nastiest and meanest laws to attack people seeking asylum, and again Labor has done it with this legislation. This, I think, is a new low, even for Labor. The world is looking in horror at the conflict in Iran.”
Lidia Thorpe IND
“I rise to speak to Labor’s new White Australia policy. This Labor government was the first in the world to congratulate Trump and Netanyahu on their illegal bombing of Iran. This illegal war has seen more than 150 innocent schoolgirls murdered, most likely by the US. Thousands of people across the region have been killed, many others injured and scores of thousands more displaced.”
Larissa Waters GRN
“This Iranian visa ban is a new low from this Labor government, who, on refugee rights, just keep revealing themselves to be morally bankrupt.”
Mehreen Faruqi GRN
“Well, it’s another week and another cruel, anti-migrant, anti-refugee, anti-Muslim bill from the Albanese Labor government. After spending all week patting themselves on the back for providing protection visas to Iranian women’s soccer team members, the Albanese Labor government are now doing everything they can to prevent any more refugees from this war in Iran reaching our shores.”