Melbourne lawyer Heather Dzviti gave birth to her first child 10 months ago but fears that Labor’s “disturbing” deportation laws will stop her parents coming from Zimbabwe to meet their first grandchild and says the laws are a big backward step for Australian multiculturalism.
Labor’s plan to rush through sweeping immigration powers was disrupted in the Senate on Wednesday, with the opposition, Greens, One Nation and other crossbenchers uniting to quash any hope of a rapid passage.
Samantha Hutchinson is the AFR's National Reporter. Most recently, she was CBD columnist for The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age. Before that, she covered Victorian and NSW politics and business for The Australian, the AFR and BRW Magazine. Connect with Samantha on Twitter. Email Samantha at samantha.hutchinson@afr.com.au
