Bridging Visa Conditions bill now stronger after Peter Dutton ‘stared down the government’

Shadow Home Affairs Minister James Paterson says the Bridging Visa Conditions bill is only stronger because Peter Dutton "stared down the government".

The High Court ruled indefinite detention illegal on November 8 meaning over 80 detainees, including child sex offenders, were released back into society.

Immigration minister, Andrew Giles, introduced emergency legislation in response.

“We have a much stronger bill, than the government initially proposed, and which they said could not be any possibly stronger,” Mr Paterson told Sky News host Andrew Bolt.

“Some of the things that were omitted from their bill was a restriction on these people going near schools and childcare centres including if they were child sex offenders.

“We do have a much better bill but only because Peter Dutton stared down the government, refused their take it or leave it offer, and proposed constructively, some very important amendments to make this bill much tougher.”

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