https://www.scmp.com/rss/515134/feed Katie Robertson is an Australian lawyer and director of the Stateless Legal Clinic at the Melbourne Law School. Katie brings over 10 years practical legal experience to her role at the MLS in human rights, refugee law, public interest litigation and the community legal sector both in Australia and overseas. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Britain’s Illegal Migration Bill, introduced in parliament this week, will look very familiar to Australians. If passed, the bill would see asylum seekers who arrive in the United Kingdom without a visa deemed “illegal” and prohibited from applying for protection under the refugee system. Any claim for protection will be deemed “inadmissible”, and anyone arriving “illegally” will be removed to their home country or a so-called “safe” third country. The bill also grants enhanced detention powers... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3213112/australias-migration-policy-inhumane-uk-should-see-it-warning-not-blueprint?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3213112/australias-migration-policy-inhumane-uk-should-see-it-warning-not-blueprint?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 10 Mar 2023 19:00:13 +0000