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Home affairs refuses access to FOI request for ‘operational advice’ regarding case that overturned legality of indefinite detention

Then home affairs minister granted two-month visa despite his department finding the applicant ‘did not pass the character test’

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

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…

Government may be able to redetain high-risk offenders within days under new laws Labor will seek to pass before parliament rises

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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

Home affairs minister’s explanation of how Labor has handled the high court decision defies everything we know about the case

Psychologist noted ‘risk factors’ for possible reoffending including ‘attitudes’ stemming from his own childhood abuse, court documents reveal