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Another rushed migration bill would give the government sweeping powers to deport potentially thousands of people

The Albanese government is looking to introduce laws that would give it unprecedented powers to forcibly remove non-citizens from Australia. The newly introduced Migration Amendment Bill, expected to be debated in parliament this week, would:

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Road not taken: the moment Andrew Giles passed on chance to shut down detention court case

FoI documents show immigration minister refused to grant a visa or release NZYQ into community detention before Five Eyes allies rejected request for deportation

The Guardian - AU

Clare O’Neil claims she relied on verbal briefings only for prediction of high court immigration detention win

Home affairs refuses access to FOI request for ‘operational advice’ regarding case that overturned legality of indefinite detention

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Peter Dutton intervened to allow criminal to extend stay in Australia

Then home affairs minister granted two-month visa despite his department finding the applicant ‘did not pass the character test’

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Refugee NZYQ will get substantial compensation for false imprisonment. It’s unpalatable but just

It may seem wrong for a convicted child sex offender to receive compensation from the government, but it reflects justice in all our interests.

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Did government jump the gun with mass detainee release?

Australia's top legal minds have weighed in on whether the federal government was right to immediately release detainees following a High Court ruling.

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New laws to deal with immigration detainees were rushed, leading to legal risks

The release of detainees as a consequence of the High Court’s decision in NZYQ v Minister for Immigration resulted in a frenzy of law-making, which is likely to rebound to the High Court in further constitutional challenges.

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Labor and the Coalition race to the bottom on detention as two bills pass

Locking people up because we fear what they might do, instead of addressing the problems that our system doesn’t prevent, is antithetical to the rule of law.

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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

High Court reasons on immigration ruling pave way for further legislation

After ruling on November 8 that indefinite immigration detention is unlawful, the High Court today delivered its reasons for the decision that upturned 20 years of precedent. Its ruling has required the release of some 140 people from immigration detention so far, and set off a political scramble to legislate…

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Labor to enact ‘preventive detention’ regime after high court reveals reasons for immigration ruling

Government may be able to redetain high-risk offenders within days under new laws Labor will seek to pass before parliament rises

The Guardian - AU

Stephanie Foster appointed new home affairs secretary – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Immigration detention: Rohingya refugee NZYQ given sex offender counselling sessions in ‘very special deal’

Commonwealth warned lack of counselling would weaken its immigration detention case as case as advocates say those still in immigration detention cannot access similar programs

The Guardian - AU

Clare O’Neil claims NZYQ could have been deported. Almost all the facts say otherwise

Home affairs minister’s explanation of how Labor has handled the high court decision defies everything we know about the case

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Immigration detention: Rohingya refugee NZYQ freed after high court case did not show remorse for raping 10-year-old

Psychologist noted ‘risk factors’ for possible reoffending including ‘attitudes’ stemming from his own childhood abuse, court documents reveal

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

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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Detainees walk free after Australian High Court’s ‘life-changing decision’

High Court has deemed indefinite immigration detention illegal in a ruling that could have far-reaching implications.

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80 people freed from Australian migrant centers since High Court outlawed indefinite detention

Australia's immigration minister says 80 people including convicted criminals who are considered dangerous have been released from Australian migrant detention centers since the High Court ruled last week that their indefinite detention wis unconstitutional

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Penny Wong: Australia backs ‘steps towards a ceasefire’

Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong has called for ‘steps towards a ceasefire’ in the Israel-Hamas war as the ‘harrowing’ number of dead civilians grows, and former Labor and Liberal environment ministers sign up to independent MP Sophie Scamps’ push for a total ban on native forest logging.

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What does a landmark ruling mean for immigration detention in Australia?

Australia can no longer hold visa-less non-citizens indefinitely. That meansthe end of ministers ‘playing God’.

The Guardian - AU

Documents reveal details about the 92 people facing release from indefinite immigration detention in Australia

Exclusive: document tendered in high court shows half a dozen have been in detention for more than a decade

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Who’s cheering for NZYQ? His fate is a moral problem that needs hard thinking

The release of convicted child rapist NZYQ by the High Court creates a dilemma about how we handle refugees who commit serious crimes.

The Guardian - AU

Australia to immediately begin releasing people held in indefinite immigration detention

Legal advocate for detainees says government could be liable for compensation if it fails to free people

The Guardian - AU

Australia releases stateless man on ‘strict conditions’ after indefinite immigration detention ruled unlawful

Penny Wong reveals Rohingya man known as NZYQ no longer in immigration detention following high court’s landmark ruling

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