High Court challenge launched over punitive refugee law

A refugee is taking the government to the High Court, claiming rushed detainee monitoring laws are punitive, disproportionate, and violate basic human rights.  In November, the government hastily pushed through legislation in an effort to contain and trace about 140 detainees who were freed after the High Court unanimously ruled indefinite immigration detention unlawful. For […]

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