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Albanese flags immigration system overhaul

Albanese flags immigration system overhaul

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has flagged plans to return immigration to a more sustainable level following a "once-in-a-generation" review.

Fifth former detainee arrested as extradition looms

Fifth former detainee arrested as extradition looms

Fifth former detainee arrested as extradition looms

Fifth former detainee arrested as extradition looms

Police have arrested another person who allegedly committed fresh offences after being released from immigration detention.

New preventative detention laws pass parliament

New preventative detention laws pass parliament

New preventative detention laws pass parliament

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.

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Aussie terrorists, spies to have citizenship stripped

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.

Serious offenders face return to detention in laws push

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.

Barbs traded over push to lock up released detainees

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.

Government undermines 'stop the boats' policy: Dutton

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.

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High Court challenge launched over punitive refugee law

High Court challenge launched over punitive refugee law

High Court challenge launched over punitive refugee law

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.

Laws stripping terrorists' citizenship pass lower house

Laws stripping terrorists' citizenship pass lower house

Laws stripping terrorists' citizenship pass lower house

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.

Judges unanimous in controversial detainee ruling

Judges unanimous in controversial detainee ruling

Judges unanimous in controversial detainee ruling

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.

Detainee freed after High Court ruling 'uncontactable'

Detainee freed after High Court ruling 'uncontactable'

Detainee freed after High Court ruling 'uncontactable'

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.

Strict new conditions for detainees pass lower house

Strict new conditions for detainees pass lower house

Strict new conditions for detainees pass lower house

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.

Push to limit immigration detention, ban detaining kids

Push to limit immigration detention, ban detaining kids

Push to limit immigration detention, ban detaining kids

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.

High Court detention law challenge may not be the last

High Court detention law challenge may not be the last

High Court detention law challenge may not be the last

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.

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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.

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.

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.

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.

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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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