Gov’t proposes to ban Australian extremists for 2 years

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s government has proposed new laws that would prevent extremist Australians from returning home for up to two years as the country prepares for the return of Islamic State group supporters from the Middle East.
Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton on Thursday introduced the legislation based on British law to Parliament as part of a raft of counterterrorism and asylum seeker bills in the first parliamentary session since elections in May.
The law wo