Immigration detention: Labor to rush through emergency legislation after high court ruling

Clare O’Neil has referred to regulatory and legislative responses being under consideration to respond to a decision that has resulted in 83 people being released from immigration detention. Photograph: Lukas Coch/AAP

Labor is set to rush through emergency legislation this week to deal with the fallout of the high court’s decision that indefinite immigration detention is unlawful.

The move follows demands by the Coalition that parliament “should not rise” until legislation is passed, upping pressure on the government by demanding a response even before the high court gives its full reasons.