Australian government hopes to rush laws that could detain dangerous migrants
1 year ago

Australian government hopes to rush laws that could detain dangerous migrants

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Australian government hopes to rush legislation through Parliament on Wednesday that could place behind bars some of the migrants freed after the High Court ruled their indefinite detention was unconstitutional. Giles declined to say how many of the 148 freed migrants who for various reasons can’t be deported might be detained under community safety orders. The ruling said the government could no longer indefinitely detain foreigners who had been refused Australian visas, but could not be deported to their homelands and no third country would accept them.

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First Trump planned it, now ALBO is pushing ahead with mass deportations from Australia
1 month ago

First Trump planned it, now ALBO is pushing ahead with mass deportations from Australia

Daily Mail  

Up to 80,000 people of various visa categories could be potentially removed to third countries by the Albanese government's migration bill that legal experts, advocates and former refugees have lambasted. Up to 80,000 people of various visa categories could be potentially removed to third countries by the Albanese government's migration bill. Mr Albanese is pictured President-elect Donald Trump has confirmed …

Immigration detention's epidemic levels of self-harm paint Australia as a 'brutal outlier' among peers
3 months ago

Immigration detention's epidemic levels of self-harm paint Australia as a 'brutal outlier' among peers

ABC  

Detainees in Australian immigration centres are self-harming or threatening self-harm at an alarming rate, with an average of 1.5 incidents recorded by Home Affairs every day over the last five years among a population of just over 1,000 people. Data compiled by the Department of Home Affairs and obtained by the ABC shows the prevalence of severe mental health issues …

Immigration detainees released by High Court decision have committed 27 crimes - as calls grow to sack the minister
10 months, 1 week ago

Immigration detainees released by High Court decision have committed 27 crimes - as calls grow to sack the minister

Daily Mail  

Former indefinite detainees released by a landmark High Court ruling have committed 27 crimes since being freed, prompting calls for the responsible minister's sacking. The government's delayed attempts to put the detainees back behind bars has led to calls for Immigration Minister Andrew Giles to be axed. Calls for Immigration Minister Andrew Giles to be axed have grown following the …

Australian Parliament rushes through laws that could see detention of freed dangerous migrants
1 year ago

Australian Parliament rushes through laws that could see detention of freed dangerous migrants

The Independent  

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Albanese and Dutton are caught in a wrestle over who can be tougher following the High Court's indefinite detention ruling
1 year ago

Albanese and Dutton are caught in a wrestle over who can be tougher following the High Court's indefinite detention ruling

ABC  

Home Affairs Minister Clare O'Neil meant it as a compliment. The comment also confirmed, however, the extent to which everyone is flying blind since the High Court's ruling on immigration detention. Inside the landmark High Court ruling that's turned the parliament potty Photo shows Anthony Albanese looks at Clare O'Neil during question time It's hard to see how the fallout …

Australia proposes law to allow prison time for high-risk migrants who breach visa conditions
1 year, 1 month ago

Australia proposes law to allow prison time for high-risk migrants who breach visa conditions

The Hindu  

Migrants with criminal records in Australia will face up to five years in prison for breaching their visa conditions under emergency legislation introduced on November 16 in response to a High Court ruling that foreigners can’t be detained indefinitely. The government said it has released 84 foreigners — most of whom have convictions for crimes including murder and rape — …

80 people freed from Australian migrant centers since High Court outlawed indefinite detention
1 year, 1 month ago

80 people freed from Australian migrant centers since High Court outlawed indefinite detention

Associated Press  

CANBERRA, Australia — Eighty people, including convicted criminals considered dangerous, have been released from Australian migrant detention centers since the High Court ruled last week that their indefinite detention was unconstitutional, the immigration minister said Monday. The court overturned a 2004 High Court precedent set in the case of a Palestinian man, Ahmed Al-Kateb, that found stateless people could be …

The all-powerful ‘Minister’ and Australian immigration detention
2 years, 10 months ago

The all-powerful ‘Minister’ and Australian immigration detention

Al Jazeera  

Refugees say they are at the mercy of ‘The Minister’ – three politicians with the power to grant visas and release. “The treatment in immigration detention flows inevitably from the way the government’s policy is meant to work,” said Ian Rintoul, a political activist and spokesman for the Refugee Action Coalition. “Detention is meant to be a deterrent … It’s …

Six refugees granted visas in Australia but ordeal far from over
3 years ago

Six refugees granted visas in Australia but ordeal far from over

Al Jazeera  

At least 75 other refugees who are now inside Australia are still languishing behind bars facing an uncertain future. The refugees who were released had all been held previously in Australia’s notorious regional processing system in the Pacific, before they were brought to detention onshore in Australia under Medevac, a short-lived medical evacuation scheme. Another refugee, Amin Afravi, who is …

Australia frees four, but dozens of refugees remain in detention
3 years, 1 month ago

Australia frees four, but dozens of refugees remain in detention

Al Jazeera  

Campaigners welcome the release of four refugees, but say the Australian government must end indefinite detention for all. While he welcomed the release of the four asylum seekers, he said, “The arbitrary nature of these decisions, which leaves approximately 40 men still detained as COVID-19 spreads through the hotel, is unacceptable.” He added, “All those asylum seekers still being held …

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