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Australia’s highest court landmark ruling Wednesday will curtail how governments can deal with extremists

The High Court of Australia overturns a key plank of the federal government's foreign fighter laws, ruling that the consequence of stripping someone's citizenship without them facing trial on Australian soil is so serious it should only be handled by a judge.

The new government will also dilute the power of the massive Department of Home Affairs, but Anthony Albanese's initial shake-up is modest in scope.

A Department of Home Affairs contractor suspected of illegally sending classified documents to an unsecured location was allowed to continue working in the public service, a figure familiar with the incident has told the ABC.

Two tight electorates are heading towards counting three-candidate-preferred votes as Labor seeks one more electorate to win majority government.

Home Affairs Minister Jim Chalmers has approved the exit from immigration detention of the Murugappan family, allowing them to return to Biloela in Queensland.

Progress on a case to enable members of a Tamil family to remain in Australia has been made since Labor was elected, the interim home affairs minister says.

Outgoing Home Affairs Minister Karen Andrews says she did not know text messages would be sent on election day about a boat interception in Australian waters.

Revelation comes in wake of Buffalo shooting in US, as Australia faces criticism over response to 2019 mosque attack

Home Affairs Minister Karen Andrews dismisses demands from the Labor Party for an urgent intelligence briefing on the controversial security pact between China and Solomon Islands, after yesterday alleging the deal could have been timed to hurt the Coalition's electoral chances.

The Home Affairs Minister says China intentionally timed a worrying security pact with Solomon Islands to hurt the Coalition's chances at the federal election.