The Australian Border Force is refusing to divulge how 101 foreign detainees will be electronically monitored after their release into the community by the High Court, leaving questions over how the federal government will keep watch over them.
The Australian Border Force is refusing to divulge how 101 foreign detainees will be electronically monitored after their release into the community by the High Court , leaving questions over how the federal government will keep watch over them. Following new federal surveillance laws being passed last week, NSW and federal police are airing long-standing objections to being saddled with electronic monitoring duties, arguing that it eats up valuable resources.
Slain model and translator Altantuyaa Shaariibuu and her killer Sirul Azhar Umar, who is among the detainees being released. Last week more than 90 people held in immigration centres were released into Australian communities after a High Court ruling found their indefinite detention was unlawful. Many have significant criminal histories, the government says. Among the detainees is former Malaysian prime ministerial bodyguard, Sirul Azhar Umar, now released and living in Canberr
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