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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Rod McGuirk

3 murderers freed in Australia after court ruled out holding migrants indefinitely, minister says

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Three murderers are among 81 foreigners recently released in Australia after the High Court ruled their indefinite detention in migrant centers was unconstitutional, the immigration minister said on Tuesday.

The court hasn't released the reasons behind its ruling last week that overturned a 2004 precedent that stateless people could be detained indefinitely.

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