Josephine Langbian, associate legal director at the Human Rights Law Centre, described the measures as the "most brutal migrations laws that we have ever seen".
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Refugee Council of Australia CEO Paul Power said the government's "rushed and reckless approach is alarming".

"These are some of the most harmful and extreme bills we've seen in over a decade, and the speed with which they're being pushed through makes it all the more shocking," he said.