High Court of Australia
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
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Courts
Court document reveals confusion over released Perth detainee’s curfew requirements
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.
- by Rebecca Peppiatt
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
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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
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
The phone call between Perth bashing victim and the immigration minister
The Perth grandmother bashed in her own home, allegedly by a former detainee, has taken on the Immigration Minister Andrew Giles over the chain of events prior to the attack.
- by Hamish Hastie and Jamie Freestone
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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
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Crime
Detainee accused of violent home invasion wasn’t wearing an ankle monitor
A former detainee accused of a violent assault was not required to wear an electronic ankle monitor and had been bailed by police and courts multiple times this year.
- by Angus Thompson, Heather McNeill and Olivia Ireland
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Crime
Detainee released in High Court ruling stands accused of violent home invasion
A man arrested at the weekend over a home robbery in Perth had been released from immigration detention in November following a landmark court ruling.
- by Rebecca Peppiatt and Hamish Hastie