澳大利亚联盟党同意与One Nation合作推进一项具有法律争议的提案，旨在禁止与海外恐怖组织有关的澳大利亚公民返回。[1]联盟党反对党事务发言人詹姆斯·帕特森表示："我们一直说我们很乐意与任何想保护澳大利亚免受这些激进返回人员威胁的人合作"。[1]One Nation的《保护澳大利亚免受外国恐怖战士法案》将在周三引入参议院。[1]
然而，这项提案面临多方质疑和反对。[1]内政部长托尼·伯克表示该法案"在高等法院大约会持续30秒"，暗示其难以通过宪法审查。[1]宪法法律专家安妮·托米指出，该提案似乎是延迟机制，在禁止外国战士返回的尝试中成效甚微。[1]前总理约翰·霍华德警告反对联盟党与One Nation结盟。[1]反对党领导人安格斯·泰勒曾在上月警告One Nation将使澳大利亚破产。[1]
目前，13名被监禁在伊拉克的男性已表示希望返回澳大利亚，其中包括被绰号称为"圣战医生"的珀斯出生儿科医生塔瑞克·卡姆莱赫。[1]
Australia's Coalition party has agreed to support One Nation's controversial legislation aimed at preventing citizens linked to overseas terrorist organizations from returning home [1]. Coalition opposition affairs spokesman James Paterson stated: "We have always said we are quite happy to work with anyone who wants to protect Australia from the threat of these radicalised returnees" [1]. The proposed Protecting Australia from Foreign Terrorist Fighters Bill is set to be introduced in the Senate on Wednesday [1].
The measure has faced immediate legal challenges, with Attorney-General Tony Burke suggesting the legislation would not withstand judicial scrutiny, characterizing it as lasting "about 30 seconds in the High Court" [1]. Constitutional law expert Anne Twomey similarly questioned its viability, describing the proposal as a delay mechanism with limited effectiveness in preventing foreign fighters from returning [1]. The bill has also drawn political pushback, with former Prime Minister John Howard warning against Coalition alignment with One Nation, while Opposition Leader Angus Taylor cautioned last month that One Nation would bankrupt Australia [1].
Among those seeking to return are 13 men currently detained in Iraq, including Perth-born pediatrician Tariq Kamleh, who has been nicknamed the "Jihadi doctor" [1].