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Australian government hopes to rush laws that could detain dangerous migrants

The Australian government hopes to rush legislation through Parliament that could place behind bars some of the migrants who have been freed since the High Court ruled their indefinite detention was unconstitutional

The Independent UK

Stricter detention laws loom as sex offender arrested

Released immigration detainees who pose a serious risk to the community face being locked back up as new laws clear the Senate.

AAP

Labor’s new laws to re-detain migrants at risk of reoffending to be modelled on Coalition’s anti-terror orders

The draft laws allow the government to apply to a court to put migrants released after a landmark high court decision back in detention

The Guardian - AU

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Barbs traded over push to lock up released detainees

Labor and the coalition are teaming up to expand a preventative detention model that applies to terrorists to apply to recently released immigration detainees.

AAP

Ministers will no longer approve Australian Research Council grants under bid to stop ‘political interference’

Labor move follows review that found trust had been ‘dramatically eroded’ by controversial grant decisions made by former Coalition ministers

The Guardian - AU

Both sides of politics knew the indefinite detention regime was on shaky ground – and now taxpayers will pay

Peter Dutton can argue that where there’s a will to detain these people there must be a way. But the court said otherwise and there’ll likely be a hefty compensation bill

The Guardian - AU

Dutton’s strongman persona matches our grim times – but has he fired up his opponents as well?

In times of social division, politicians can either lead or stoke the flames. The opposition leader has made his choice

The Guardian - AU

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Labor accused of caving to Dutton as ‘draconian’ bill restricting released detainees is passed

The Albanese government has agreed to a raft of Coalition amendments, including criminal penalties for breaching restrictions

The Guardian - AU

Peter Dutton accused of ‘weaponising antisemitism’ during fiery debate in parliament

The opposition leader and Anthony Albanese locked horns over immigration detention, the Israel-Hamas war and Apec during a heated question time

The Guardian - AU

Business lobby rejects Coalition’s ‘disingenuous’ claims Labor pursuing big Australia policy

Business Council of Australia wants migration to be more business-friendly and rejects concerns of a surge in arrivals

The Guardian - AU

Australian migrant population growth hits all-time high as borders reopen

Australia's migrant population is expected to have grown by more than 700,000 between the 2022 and 2024 financial years.

ABC News

NZ citizenship shift could push welfare cost: coalition

The opposition says recent NZ citizenship changes in Australia could put pressure on housing and welfare payments.

AAP

Controversial grant decisions by Coalition ministers eroded trust in Australian Research Council, review finds

First review in two decades found at least six projects blocked by education ministers and calls for limits on ministerial intervention

The Guardian - AU

‘Regional’ visa pushed by Coalition MPs actually allows migrants to move to cities

Exclusive: Sussan Ley, Dan Tehan and Anne Ruston claim win for rural Australia over decision to speed up processing of 887 visa, but it lets holders choose where to live, including cities

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Speaker calls out ‘disgusting’ behaviour by Coalition MPs that left parliament worker hurt

Politicians apologise for pushing past attendant to avoid a vote as she tried to lock a door

AAP

Pacific lottery visas seriously flawed: coalition

A scheme giving thousands of Pacific islanders permanent residency through a green card-style lottery is being shot down by the opposition.

The Guardian - AU

Federal Liberals say Coalition must lure back women after Victoria state election rout

Party also argues Victorian campaign finance reforms favoured Andrews government as Anthony Albanese calls out media ‘scare campaign’

AAP

PM lashes anti-Andrews 'scare campaign'

Anthony Albanese says Daniel Andrews survived a scare campaign against him to win in Victoria as federal Liberals pledge to learn from their party's defeat.

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The Guardian - AU

Minister rebuked for saying letters telling asylum seekers to leave Australia were sent ‘accidentally’

Greens senator labels letters ‘disgraceful’ as Liberal MP accuses Clare O’Neil of ‘throwing her department under the bus’

ABC News

Medibank hack a 'dog act', cybersecurity expert tells Q+A, before suggesting sometimes paying ransoms needs to be considered

Twitter is labelled Elon Musk's "cesspool" on Q+A as Malcolm Turnbull's former cybersecurity advisor says hackers deserve to face harsh penalties, but that hacking targets sometimes should consider paying up to protect exposed customers.

The Guardian - AU

Australian government to restore powers to strip citizenship from terrorism suspects

New laws to strip citizenship from dual citizens suspected of terrorism are likely to pass parliament after Coalition indicated support

The Guardian - AU

Coalition says plan to let New Zealanders vote gives them rights other temporary migrants ‘do not enjoy’

Shadow immigration minister also raises concerns about Labor ‘allowing New Zealand criminals to stay’ in wide-ranging speech before press club

AAP

Former minister courts AFL controversy

Liberal frontbencher Dan Tehan has suggested AFL coaches Alistair Clarkson and Chris Fagan and former Essendon CEO Andrew Thorburn have been treated unfairly.

Daily Mirror

Novak Djokovic facing showdown talks as hopes of Australian Open return dealt blow

Despite receiving a medical exemption to play in the Australian Open last year, the unvaccinated Novak Djokovic was deported home the day before the tournament began

The Guardian - AU

Australia’s CMO warns further Covid waves ‘highly likely’ – as it happened

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