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- Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke announced Australia will detain about 77,000 visa overstayers.
- 250 new detention beds, including a former Melbourne quarantine facility, will be created.
- A “No Further Stay” rule will bar tourist visa holders from new visa applications.
- Assistant Minister for Foreign Affairs Matt Thistlethwaite said tourists will face detention as a deterrent.
- Refugee Council of Australia director Rebecca Eckard warned punitive detention may breach the immigration Act.