The Australian government’s proposed bill comprising amendments to migration laws has passed the House of Representatives with the assistance of the Labor party. However, the opposition signalled that it would look for ways to modify the bill when the legislation reached the Senate. Under the changes pushed by the federal government, the immigration minister will have more powers to cancel visas and deport non-citizen criminals. The legislation attempts to “strengthen the character test” by lowering the requirements so that the government can strip visas of non-citizens who have committed a crime punishable by no less than two years in prison. Non-citizens can also get their visas terminated if authorities consider them a risk to the broader community. Opposition immigration spokesperson Andrew Giles said that despite receiving support from the Labor party, the coalition government still had to explain the additional authority it would grant to the immigration minister that they …