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Dominic Giannini

Bid to deport Australian judge quashed

A Kiribati appeal court has quashed the government's attempt to deport an Australian-born judge. (Paul Miller/AAP PHOTOS) (AAP)

An attempt to deport an Australian-born judge from the Pacific island nation of Kiribati has been quashed on appeal..

David Lambourne had been serving as a high court judge since 2018 when the government attempted to deport him, claiming he had breached the constitution by "demanding to be paid as a judge-for-life".

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