Detention debt destroyedAfter much debate, including a Crikey analysis of which Coalition members supported the bill, the charging of immigration detainees and asylum seekers for their mandatory detention has been scrapped.
Mandatory detention
USA’s detain & deport crimes worse than Australia’s
However unjust and dysfunctional the administration of Australia’s immigration laws have been in our recent past, it is being outstripped by what has been happening in the USA, writes Andrew Bartlett.
Coalition splits on abolishing detainees’ debts
Many former detainees are taking a great interest in the Migration Amendment (Abolishing Detention Debt) Bill 2009 that’s currently being debated in the Lower House.
The Liberal Party’s long history of playing the race card
Despite Joe Hockey’s indignant posturing over the weekend, the fact is that the Liberal Party has used race over the past two decades for its own political advantage, writes Greg Barns.
Australia’s human rights record under attack
Australia’s human rights record has come under scrutiny by the international watchdog, writes Dan Ziffer.
Ruddock and Howard can look forward to mandatory litigation
Mr Ruddock’s role in the Haneef affair might seem like a walk in the park when placed alongside the scrutiny that will inevitably be applied to his role in prosecuting the policy of mandatory detention for asylum seekers, writes Greg Barns.
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Mungo: Howard’s detention regime diminished us all
Mandatory detention wasn’t John Howard’s idea, but its manipulation as a cynical political device most certainly was, writes Mungo MacCallum.
Bartlett: Don’t sack the minister, change the migration act
Any inquiry into the conduct of the case against Dr Haneef would be remiss if it did not include a thorough examination and revision of aspects of migration law, writes Senator Andrew Bartlett.
