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Haneef gets his visa, Andrews gets egg on his face

Crikey / Tuesday, 21 August 2007

So Kevin Andrews has, as many lawyers expected, egg on his face today with Federal Court Judge Jeffrey Spender ruling less than an hour ago that Mr Andrews was wrong to cancel Gold Coast doctor Mohammed Haneef’s visa last month, writes Greg Barns.

Greg Barns: Andrews respects rule of law, Haneef to get fair trial, Elvis alive

Crikey / Tuesday, 17 July 2007

No matter how The Australian newspaper and the handful of Howard government’s “sir echoes” in the legal profession dress it up, what Kevin Andrews did yesterday was subvert our democratic system. Yet again.

Haneef could be detained “forever”

Crikey / Tuesday, 17 July 2007

Terror suspect Dr Mohamed Haneef could be held in administrative detention “forever”, says Michael Clothier, former senior member of the Australian Government’s Immigration Review Tribunal.