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Latest news: Immigration
New preventative detention laws pass parliament
Serious offenders recently released from immigration detention are now subject to preventative detention measures after laws passed federal parliament.
Dec 06, 2023
Aussie terrorists, spies to have citizenship stripped
The Commonwealth will be able to apply to strip the citizenship of convicted terrorists if they are dual Australian nationals after new laws passed parliament.
Dec 06, 2023
Serious offenders face return to detention in laws push
The worst offenders recently released from immigration detention could soon be locked up again with the government pushing for new laws to pass this week.
Dec 04, 2023
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Barbs traded over push to lock up released detainees
Labor and the coalition are teaming up to expand a preventative detention model that applies to terrorists to apply to recently released immigration detainees.
Dec 02, 2023
Government undermines 'stop the boats' policy: Dutton
Peter Dutton says the government's response to a High Court decision that prompted the release of detained immigrants will undermine border operations.
Dec 01, 2023
High Court challenge launched over punitive refugee law
The Asylum Seeker Resource Centre is taking the government to court over hastily passed monitoring laws which it says interfere with refugees' liberty.
Dec 01, 2023
Laws stripping terrorists' citizenship pass lower house
New laws stripping Australian citizenship from dual nationals convicted of terror offences have passed the House of Representatives.
Nov 29, 2023
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Judges unanimous in controversial detainee ruling
A High Court ruling that led to the release of more than 140 detainees was unanimous among judges who found their indefinite detention was unlawful.
Nov 28, 2023
Detainee freed after High Court ruling 'uncontactable'
A person released from indefinite immigration detention following a landmark High Court ruling has refused to wear an ankle bracelet and cannot be contacted.
Nov 28, 2023
Strict new conditions for detainees pass lower house
Amendments to laws keeping tabs on people released from immigration detention have passed the House of Representatives.
Nov 27, 2023
Push to limit immigration detention, ban detaining kids
Independent MP Kylea Tink is moving to stop the government from detaining people indefinitely and putting children in immigration detention.
Nov 26, 2023
High Court detention law challenge may not be the last
New laws imposing strict conditions on people released from immigration detention are being challenged in the High Court, but politicians stand by the move.
Nov 23, 2023
Israel-Palestine tensions prompt change to 'hate' laws
Prosecutions for inciting hatred or violence could be placed squarely in the hands of police under changes to be introduced in NSW amid rising racial tensions.
Nov 21, 2023
Concerns new measures targeting detainees are overreach
The Law Council and federal Greens say emergency measures targeting detainees released under a High Court ruling need a rethink.
Nov 21, 2023
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Crackdown on former detainees could face legal hurdle
Tough new laws including tracking devices and jail for breaching visa conditions for 93 released detainees are likely to face a legal challenge, an expert says.
Nov 20, 2023
The refugees who risk it all for their love of the arts
Farhad Bandesh has had to weigh his passion for music and the arts against his wellbeing, safety and a chance at a permanent life in Australia.
Nov 19, 2023
Terrorism protection laws floated for former detainees
Terrorism laws allowing authorities to keep dangerous people behind bars are being floated as a possible way to lock up freed immigration detainees.
Nov 18, 2023
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.
Nov 16, 2023
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Laws flagged to deal with court decision on detention
The government is working on emergency legislation following the High Court's decision that indefinite immigration detention is unlawful.
Nov 15, 2023
Asylum seeker settles handcuff case against Serco, govt
An asylum seeker has settled a claim against the federal government and security contractor Serco over his treatment in immigration detention.
Nov 15, 2023
Indefinite immigrant detention ruled unlawful
In a historic decision, the High Court has upended a 20-year-old determination and ruled indefinite detention of immigrants with nowhere else to go is unlawful.
Nov 08, 2023
Labor under fire after asylum seekers sent to Nauru
The federal government has been accused of lacking transparency after it was revealed asylum seekers were sent to Nauru for the first time in nine years.
Oct 23, 2023
Egypt to reopen Gaza crossing for aid convoy, US says
The president of Egypt has agreed to reopen its crossing to the Gaza Strip, the US says as a humanitarian crisis worsens in the Palestinian enclave.
Oct 19, 2023
Refugee women call for government to walk with them
A group of women have walked from Melbourne to Canberra to highlight the plight of refugees and call for greater compassion from the federal government.
Oct 18, 2023
New Australian Pacific visa scheme gets green light
The Albanese government has secured the passage of its Pacific engagement visa scheme after agreeing to a review to reduce discrimination in the system.
Oct 18, 2023
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