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Detainee released by Coalition one of trio accused of attack on grandmother
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Detainee released by Coalition one of trio accused of attack on grandmother

It can be revealed a second man accused of a brutal attack on a Perth grandmother was released from detention when Peter Dutton was minister for home affairs.

  • by David Crowe, Rebecca Peppiatt and Heather McNeill

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Half the detainees freed after High Court ruling have no monitors or curfews

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
Australia, let’s have more babies, says Jim Chalmers

Australia, let’s have more babies, says Jim Chalmers

Australians are having fewer children with the fertility rate tumbling. The treasurer says people should think about having more kids.

  • by Shane Wright and David Crowe
Laws for immigration detainees only drafted after landmark High Court ruling

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

‘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
Coalition wants humanitarian overhaul of deportation bill

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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Minister claims ‘immunity’ to keep deportation blacklist nations a mystery
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Andrew Giles

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

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
Commonwealth prosecutor feared detainee would reoffend before home invasion
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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
‘Community safety is our priority,’ the government says. Tell that to Ninette Simons
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Opinion

‘Community safety is our priority,’ the government says. Tell that to Ninette Simons

The Albanese government wanted the alleged basher of Ninette Simons to remain behind bars, but it cannot escape the political fallout from the fact he was set free.

  • by David Crowe
The phone call between Perth bashing victim and the immigration minister

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