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<strong>Exclusive:</strong> The federal government set out to show it was trying to deport non-citizens, knowing there was a risk a key high court ruling could be overturned. But an insider says it was purely symbolic
The immigration minister generally has a reputation as the most sued person in Australia. This year the legal terrain got even rockier
Attorney general applies to have case heard by high court to end legal uncertainty on detainees who refuse to cooperate on deportation
Stateless Kurdish man’s compensation case is the first sparked by high court ruling that indefinite detention is unlawful
Home Affairs Minister Clare O’Neil said it was “very unlikely” that all 340 people in a larger cohort of detainees will be freed by the High Court’s ruling – but can’t be sure that’s the case until next year.