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The High Court of Australia overturns a key plank of the federal government's foreign fighter laws, ruling that the consequence of stripping someone's citizenship without them facing trial on Australian soil is so serious it should only be handled by a judge.

The new government will also dilute the power of the massive Department of Home Affairs, but Anthony Albanese's initial shake-up is modest in scope.

Outgoing Home Affairs Minister Karen Andrews says she did not know text messages would be sent on election day about a boat interception in Australian waters.

Revelation comes in wake of Buffalo shooting in US, as Australia faces criticism over response to 2019 mosque attack

Home Affairs Minister Karen Andrews dismisses demands from the Labor Party for an urgent intelligence briefing on the controversial security pact between China and Solomon Islands, after yesterday alleging the deal could have been timed to hurt the Coalition's electoral chances.

The Home Affairs Minister says China intentionally timed a worrying security pact with Solomon Islands to hurt the Coalition's chances at the federal election.

Offenders face ‘few deterrents’, parliamentary committee finds

For a brief time, he became the global symbol of Australia's immigration system. What happened to Mehdi from Melbourne's Park Hotel?

Amin Afravi lost 24 kilograms during his years in detention and it's left his body so depleted that he struggles to eat and, despite finally being released, he's too weak to work.