In the wake of a landmark decision by the High Court, 80 detainees have been released from immigration detention.
The immigration minister has revealed 80 people have been released from indefinite detention after the High Court overturned a two-decade-old decision. On Wednesday, the court found indefinite immigration detention was unlawful, giving hope to detainees who could not return to their home country. Andrew Giles said the government was prepared for this outcome and revealed 80 people on appropriate visa conditions had already been released.
" But Liberal frontbencher James Paterson said the government was not adequately protecting Australians from the potential threats the newly released immigrants pose. "We don't know who they are, we don't know where they are, we don't know what crimes they have committed," he said on Monday.