Labor to support foreign fighter laws despite constitutional concerns
Labor will support new laws stopping foreign fighters from returning to Australia for at least two years.
The opposition will first try to push the proposed powers back to parliament's intelligence and security committee for further scrutiny.
It wants two changes made to the legislation, but will ultimately support the bill anyway.
The Labor opposition, led by Anthony Albanese, will support the government's foreign fighter laws. Nine
"It is important for the legislation to go through; there are amendments that will improve it," a senior Labor MP told colleagues in Canberra today.
Labor is concerned the legislation is not descriptive enough about the powers it grants the home affairs minister, and is also worried the laws might not be constitutionally sound.
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