Half the detainees freed after High Court ruling have no monitors or curfews
The government has successfully fended off a major legal challenge that would have seen up to 200 more immigration detainees released into the community.
- by Olivia Ireland and Angus Thompson
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Immigration
Laws for immigration detainees only drafted after landmark High Court ruling
A freedom-of-information request has revealed Home Affairs officials did not draft legislation until after the November High Court ruling on immigration detention.
- by Angus Thompson
‘Ineffective’: Home Affairs hammered over trafficking investigation failures
Auditor-general damns Home Affairs’ handling of migration agents after finding inadequate supervision and poor complaint handling.
- by Angus Thompson
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Housing affordability
Banks open to overlooking student debt in home loans – but there’s a catch
The banks say it should be up to financial regulators to determine whether student debt gets special treatment in mortgage assessments.
- by Natassia Chrysanthos and Angus Thompson
Coalition wants humanitarian overhaul of deportation bill
The opposition is demanding the government dramatically rein in its deportation bill with 17 recommended changes up for negotiation.
- by Angus Thompson
Prosecutor wants Defence whistleblower David McBride jailed for years
McBride shared confidential documents with journalists out of arrogance and the pursuit of personal vindication rather than a sense of duty, the prosecution argues.
- by Angus Thompson
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Immigration
Minister claims ‘immunity’ to keep deportation blacklist nations a mystery
The minister’s office also revealed he outsourced decisions over the visa conditions of former immigration detainees to departmental officials earlier this year.
- by Angus Thompson and James Massola
Student incomes to receive further government boost as Labor goes after youth vote
Education Minister Jason Clare also warned any intimidation on university campuses was “intolerable”.
- by Angus Thompson and Matthew Knott
Giles takes swipe at community protection board as pressure builds over handling of detainees
The immigration minister has taken a veiled swipe at a government-appointed panel of experts who gave advice about a former detainee who is then alleged to have committed a violent assault.
- by Angus Thompson, Olivia Ireland and Rebecca Peppiatt
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Crime
Commonwealth prosecutor feared detainee would reoffend before home invasion
A Commonwealth prosecutor twice raised fears a former immigration detainee would reoffend but did not oppose bail in the months before the man was accused of a brutal home invasion.
- by Heather McNeill, Angus Thompson and Hamish Hastie
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Crime
Detainee’s ankle monitor removed on government experts’ advice before alleged assault
A former immigration detainee accused of a violent assault during a home invasion had his ankle monitor removed following advice from a board of experts.
- by Angus Thompson, Heather McNeill, Jamie Freestone and Hamish Hastie