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Australian Parliament rushes through laws that could see detention of freed dangerous migrants

The Australian government has rushed legislation through Parliament that could place behind bars some of the migrants freed after the High Court ruled their indefinite detention was unconstitutional

The Independent UK

Fourth former immigration detainee charged after release due to high court ruling

45-year-old Sudanese-born man who allegedly stole luggage at airport becomes latest former detainee charged following NZYQ decision

The Guardian - AU

Labor passes preventive detention laws as judges gain power to cancel citizenship of serious offenders

Move comes as attorney general Mark Dreyfus has fiery exchange with reporter over government’s response to high court indefinite detention ruling

The Guardian - AU

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Australian government hopes to rush laws that could detain dangerous migrants

The Australian government hopes to rush legislation through Parliament that could place behind bars some of the migrants who have been freed since the High Court ruled their indefinite detention was unconstitutional

The Independent UK

View from The Hill: government's announcement tsunami overshadowed by crisis over ex-detainees

It’s always a rush at the end of the year to push out announcements, but the Albanese government, with an overloaded work program, is finding itself jammed as Christmas bears down.

The Conversation

Mark Dreyfus approved human rights commission’s intervention in indefinite detention case

Attorney general signed off on AHRC’s intervention in favour of the plaintiff NZYQ, provided it made clear it was doing so on its own behalf

The Guardian - AU

Two immigration detainees charged after release due to high court ruling

Coalition calls for Clare O’Neil and Andrew Giles to resign as fallout from NZYQ decision continues

The Guardian - AU

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‘Unacceptable risk’ test to determine if freed migrants go back to detention under proposed law

Labor hopes to push new laws through parliament this week to allow courts to order the re-detention of migrants or refugees freed after the landmark NZYQ high court ruling

The Guardian - AU

If Labor wants to break a high court losing streak, it must take the drafter’s pen off Peter Dutton

Being in the right is not worth much if the Albanese government allows the opposition to bully it into making laws that won’t stand up in court

The Guardian - AU

Labor blames Peter Dutton’s decisions as immigration minister for ‘mess’ of indefinite detention

Opposition leader allowed a man referred to as NZYQ apply for a visa after being convicted of raping a child

The Guardian - AU

‘Missing’ man who left immigration detention without electronic monitoring is located

Border force suggested man was ‘non-compliant’ but Guardian understands he was not read his visa conditions or fitted with ankle bracelet

The Guardian - AU

Rohingyan refugee NZYQ accidentally named in documents published by high court

Court spokesperson says plaintiff’s solicitors drew registry’s attention to ‘error’ and document has since been replaced

The Guardian - AU

Another 45 people released due to high court ruling on indefinite detention as Coalition plays hard ball on ‘patch-up’ bill

Australian Border Force alleges four people previously released have breached their visa conditions

The Guardian - AU

Government provides $255 million to boost resources to monitor released immigration detainees

The Albanese government, still struggling with the fallout from the High Court decision forcing the release of immigration detainees, is allocating $255 million to beef up resources to keep tabs on them.

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The Guardian - AU

Coalition and Greens unite to demand Labor release legal advice on indefinite detention court case

Push comes after home affairs minister said government was advised it would win legal challenge that instead saw 93 people released

The Guardian - AU

Labor thought it could prevent release of 92 indefinite detainees by freeing one rapist, documents suggest

Exclusive: Despite confidence it would win landmark case, government considered ministerial intervention to free man who raped 10-year-old boy in order to stop mass release

The Guardian - AU

Both sides of politics knew the indefinite detention regime was on shaky ground – and now taxpayers will pay

Peter Dutton can argue that where there’s a will to detain these people there must be a way. But the court said otherwise and there’ll likely be a hefty compensation bill

The Guardian - AU

‘Draconian’ conditions come into effect for 93 foreigners released after being illegally detained by Australia

Labor says ‘significant number’ of released detainees were convicted of serious criminal offences as experts express concern over rushed bill

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Former detainees to face prison time for rule breaches

Dozens of freed detainees will face prison time if they breach strict monitoring and reporting requirements, the Albanese government says.

The Guardian - AU

Queensland Muslims ask for police protection over New Zealand far-right activist’s pro-Israel protest

Destinys Church founder Brian Tamaki says his event will include 200 men performing the haka and a speech from Avi Yemini

AAP

Former detainees face tough penalties under new laws

Laws imposing strict visa conditions on ex-detainees, including those with criminal records released from indefinite detention, have passed parliament.

The Guardian - AU

Labor accused of caving to Dutton as ‘draconian’ bill restricting released detainees is passed

The Albanese government has agreed to a raft of Coalition amendments, including criminal penalties for breaching restrictions

The Independent UK

Australia proposes law to allow prison time for high-risk migrants who breach visa conditions

High-risk migrants in Australia will face up to five years in prison for breaching their visa conditions under emergency legislation introduced in response to a High Court ruling that migrants can’t be detained indefinitely

AAP

Freed detainee fearful as advocates pan emergency laws

After the High Court found indefinite immigration detention unlawful, freed detainees and advocates are concerned about "knee-jerk" emergency laws.

The Guardian - AU

Immigration detention: how is Labor responding to the high court ruling?

Albanese government introduces emergency legislation to impose conditions on people released after landmark NZYQ indefinite immigration detention case

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