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High Court decision on WA law that allows indefinite detention for 'serious offenders' shocks human rights lawyers

The High Court has denied a constitutional challenge against a West Australian law that can keep people convicted of relatively minor crimes in indefinite detention.

The decision, handed down in a written judgement on Wednesday, has drawn outrage from human rights lawyers who say the legislation is unconstitutional, discriminatory and disproportionately affects First Nations people.

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