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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Paul Karp Chief political correspondent

Dutton push for ‘migration zones’ for people released from immigration detention rejected as ‘stuff of tyranny’

Australian opposition leader Peter Dutton
Peter Dutton has said in a radio interview ‘migration zones’ could be set up to deal with people released from immigration detention by the high court. Photograph: Mike Bowers/The Guardian

Peter Dutton has claimed that “migration zones” could be set up to deal with people released from detention by the high court, a suggestion immediately rejected as nonsensical and unconstitutional.

The opposition leader made the comments on Friday morning in an interview boasting about Labor caving in to his demands to toughen restrictions on people released from detention in response to the high court decision on indefinite detention.

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