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September 21st, 2011 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda
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The Government will debate the proposed changes to migration law today.
The Federal Government has brought forward debate on proposed changes to the Migration Act, with the possibility of a vote in Parliament today.
The legislative changes are designed to allow offshore processing of asylum seekers after the High Court scuttled the Government’s plan to send people to Malaysia.
The Government last night decided to bring forward debate on the legislation, but the Opposition says it is a political stunt.
The Opposition is refusing to support the changes.
It says the Government should agree to an amendment which would guarantee asylum seekers could only be sent to countries that are signatories of the United Nations Refugee Convention.
The amendment would rule out the Government’s preferred option of sending people to Malaysia.
The Greens have vowed to block any changes to the Migration Act, leaving the Government in need of the Opposition’s support.
The political stand-off means the legislation will not be able to pass both houses of Parliament.
Opposition immigration spokesman Scott Morrison has criticised the Government for not scheduling a vote until next month.
“The Coalition has had to basically guilt the Government into debating their own bill as a matter of urgency – they said it was all a matter of national interest, but it wasn’t until the Coalition highlighted this point to them that they’ve finally decided to make a move on this,” he said.
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