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Police in NSW and Victoria have lobbied the federal government to deport non-citizens accused of crimes — even before they’ve gone to court, and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is being hammered by the opposition over whether or not he raised with Xi Jinping Australian Navy divers being injured by Chinese…

Terrorism laws allowing authorities to keep dangerous people behind bars are being floated as a possible way to lock up freed immigration detainees.

Legal experts say constitutional challenges to new laws are likely as Labor braces for possible compensation claims following high court decision

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

Government bill will close loophole by allowing previously detained people to be jailed if they break conditions

Last week the High Court ruled that holding high-risk asylum seekers in indefinite detention was unconstitutional. As a consequence of the court decision, more than 80 people, some of whom were convicted of serious crimes including murder and rape, have been released. The government will rush in legislation on Thursday…

Immigration minister Andrew Giles hits back at Peter Dutton, saying parties have ‘shared rejection and revulsion’ at criminal conduct of those released

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A number of Australian politicians attended Jordan Peterson's ARC conference last week in London, and some were paid for the trip.

Exclusive: document tendered in high court shows half a dozen have been in detention for more than a decade

Penny Wong reveals Rohingya man known as NZYQ no longer in immigration detention following high court’s landmark ruling