Homeland security proposal a Dutton 'power grab', says Labor

By Fergus Hunter
Updated May 3 2017 - 5:33pm, first published April 28 2017 - 12:34pm
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Immigration Minister Peter Dutton address the media during a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra on Tuesday 18 April 2017. fedpol Photo: Alex Ellinghausen Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Immigration Minister Peter Dutton address the media during a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra on Tuesday 18 April 2017. fedpol Photo: Alex Ellinghausen Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Immigration Minister Peter Dutton address the media during a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra on Tuesday 18 April 2017. fedpol Photo: Alex Ellinghausen Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Immigration Minister Peter Dutton address the media during a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra on Tuesday 18 April 2017. fedpol Photo: Alex Ellinghausen Photo: Alex Ellinghausen

Labor has denounced the move for a super-sized homeland security ministry, calling the Turnbull government's consideration of the idea "deeply concerning" and a "power grab" by Immigration Minister Peter Dutton.

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