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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Antoun Issa

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Parliament House is seen next to the High Court building
A document released by the high court showed the person who spent the second longest time in detention was living in the Australian community under a ‘residence determination’ granted by the Morrison government in February 2022. Photograph: Lukas Coch/AAP

Good afternoon. The Coalition have been on the attack since the high court ruled indefinite immigration detention was unlawful, describing the cohort affected as “hardened criminals”.

But it turns out five of the 93 people eligible for release under the ruling had already been released by the Morrison government.

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