'Draconian and dangerous': Despair over fresh crackdown on asylum seekers

By Michael Koziol, Political Reporter
Updated February 27 2017 - 1:15pm, first published February 26 2017 - 12:15am
Immigration Minister Peter Dutton. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
Immigration Minister Peter Dutton. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen

Asylum seekers have been told they will lose their welfare payments, bridging visas and right to seek asylum unless they urgently submit applications for protection, as the Turnbull government cracks down on the "legacy caseload" of boat arrivals.

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