What the government did was not fair. Bring on the republic. I’d be happy with Mostyn as the first president.
Iran’s ambassador to Australia says Hamas should be viewed as a “resistance group” rather than a terrorist organisation,as it currently is under Australian law.
The Coalition has dominated the debate on the release of criminals from immigration detention,yet Anthony Albanese won’t sack his minister. To fix the politics,Labor needs to fix the policy.
At least 28 of the 153 people released after indefinite detention was declared unlawful have allegedly gone on to commit fresh crimes.
Kimbengere Gosoge is the first immigration detainee to be sentenced for breaching the conditions of his release from detention last year.
While the Coalition has called on Labor to “take responsibility” for released detainees,Dutton would not comment on a decision made when he was home affairs minister.
The government has successfully fended off a major legal challenge that would have seen up to 200 more immigration detainees released into the community.
A freedom-of-information request has revealed Home Affairs officials did not draft legislation until after the November High Court ruling on immigration detention.
A court transcript indicates an immigration detainee released following a High Court decision was granted bail in March by a Perth magistrate who appeared to have no idea he was subject to strict monitoring conditions.
The opposition is demanding the government dramatically rein in its deportation bill with 17 recommended changes up for negotiation.
The minister’s office also revealed he outsourced decisions over the visa conditions of former immigration detainees to departmental officials earlier this year.