Bombshell as High Court rules curfews and ankle bracelets on former immigration detainees - including paedophiles and murderers - are ILLEGAL in major blow for Albanese government

Ankle bracelets and curfews on former immigration detainees will be stripped, with Australia's highest court ruling them invalid. The measures stemmed from a High Court decision that ruled indefinite detention was illegal and resulted in 215 immigration detainees being released as of October 18, 2024. The federal government had planned for all possible outcomes of the High Court case, including the possibility of further legislation, Home Affairs Department legal counsel Clare Sharp said. A detainee released after last year's High Court decision that indefinite detention is unlawful is pictured Immigration Minister Andrew Giles has been under pressure to resign since the release late last year of more than 150 detainees including murderers and sex offenders. In a joint statement, leading opposition figures, including Shadow Immigration Minister Dan Tehan, described the High Court's latest ruling as an embarrassing loss for the Albanese government.