Good morning. In a case that could see the release of hundreds more long-term immigration detainees, the government is going back to the high court in a sequel to the NZYQ decision. The attorney general, Mark Dreyfus, has asked the court to rule on whether the commonwealth can continue detaining those who refuse to cooperate with efforts to determine if they can be deported.
Elsewhere: a New York judge has refused to dismiss the hush money case against Donald Trump, with a trial date now set for late March. And Israeli special forces have raided the largest hospital still functioning in the Gaza Strip.
