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Australia deporting refugee to Nauru may cause his ‘imminent’ and ‘preventable’ death, court hears

Legal team of man who was part of cohort of non-citizens freed after high court decision argues Nauru’s medical facilities are ‘insufficient’ to treat his severe asthma

The Guardian - AU

Australia will pay Nauru to resettle foreign-born criminals

Australia has agreed to pay Nauru to resettle foreign-born criminals who cannot be held indefinitely in detention

The Independent UK

By sending non-visa holders to Nauru, Australia is shifting its responsibilities

The Home Affairs minister, Tony Burke, revealed late last week he had visited Nauru in August and signed a memorandum of understanding with its government.

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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:

The Conversation

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

The Guardian - AU

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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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.

AAP

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.

The Conversation

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

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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

The Guardian - AU

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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Al Jazeera

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.

The Independent UK

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

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

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

The Guardian - AU

Indefinite immigration detention ruled unlawful in landmark Australian high court decision

Decision overturns 20-year-old precedent and could trigger immediate release of 92 people, with detention of 340 others also in doubt

The Guardian - AU

Australia asked six countries to resettle stateless Rohingya man after he began high court challenge, lawyer says

Court told the government only sought resettlement options for the man, known as NZYQ, ‘under the shadow of this litigation’

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