Sixth ex-immigration detainee appears in court after High Court ruling

Sixth ex-immigration detainee appears in court after High Court ruling

The man was charged under amendments to the Migration Act that Labor and the Coalition teamed up to pass.

  • byLachlan Abbott,Lisa Visentin andAlex Crowe

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Human trafficking on rise in Australia and ‘hidden in plain sight’

Human trafficking on rise in Australia and ‘hidden in plain sight’

Ayra’s parents took her from Sydney to their home country for a forced marriage when she was 19. She is one of a growing number of Australians falling victim to human trafficking.

  • byPerry Duffin andClare Sibthorpe
‘De Niro’ Haouchar’s $40m drug job with ‘Wally Lewis’ wannabe,court hears

‘De Niro’ Haouchar’s $40m drug job with ‘Wally Lewis’ wannabe,court hears

Ahmed “De Niro” Haouchar will be bailed to a rehab frequented by celebrities and drug dealers after an alleged drug plot with a fake “Wally Lewis”,court told.

  • byPerry Duffin
‘Still looking over their shoulders’:Dreyfus asked to investigate undercover police safety

‘Still looking over their shoulders’:Dreyfus asked to investigate undercover police safety

A powerful parliamentary committee has asked the attorney-general to examine the treatment of undercover police.

  • byJames Massola
Undercover cops did a Hollywood-style job under management more like Utopia

Undercover cops did a Hollywood-style job under management more like Utopia

“The situation is not ideal,” deadpanned the investigator who drew attention to the failings of the AFP’s undercover program. That’s an understatement.

  • byMichael Bachelard andNick McKenzie
Masood Zakaria,alleged Alameddine crime figure,deported to Australia

Masood Zakaria,alleged Alameddine crime figure,deported to Australia

After leaving Australia on a fishing boat two years ago,alleged Alameddine crime figure Masood Zakaria is back home and in the hands of police.

  • byJessica McSweeney
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Undercover agents in the AFP

An anonymous source reveals what it was like being an undercover agent in the AFP.

Undercover and alone:How the AFP mishandled its most endangered officers

Undercover and alone:How the AFP mishandled its most endangered officers

Australia’s undercover police live a dangerous double life,lying for a living and surviving on their wits. A devastating report shows how they were let down by the agency supposed to protect them.

  • byNick McKenzie,Michael Bachelard andAmelia Ballinger
Roblox used by extremists to recruit children,police warn
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Roblox used by extremists to recruit children,police warn

Religious and ideological extremists are using gaming platforms to disseminate propaganda,network,recruit and generate funds online,targeting children as young as 12.

  • byAmber Schultz
Worst offenders among immigration detainees could be locked up again

Worst offenders among immigration detainees could be locked up again

Home Affairs Minister Claire O’Neil will rush the latest tranche of emergency laws through parliament before Christmas.

  • byAngus Thompson andPaul Sakkal
‘Lived with fear’:Bondi man accused of spying for China opens up in prison letter
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‘Lived with fear’:Bondi man accused of spying for China opens up in prison letter

Handwritten notes discuss alleged meetings with Chinese state spies,known only as Ken and Evelyn and a mysterious “AI project” designed to manipulate the masses.

  • byPerry Duffin