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High Court hearing federal government's appeal of landmark refugee detention decision

A general view of the High Court of Australia in Canberra, Wednesday, March 14, 2018.   (AAP Image/Lukas Coch) NO ARCHIVING

A general view of the High Court of Australia in Canberra, Wednesday, March 14, 2018. (AAP Image/Lukas Coch) NO ARCHIVING Source: AAP

The Government is appealing a landmark refugee legal battle which could have broader implications for dozens of refugees detained indefinitely in Australia. Federal lawyers have gone to the High Court to argue a Federal Court ruling which secured the release of a Syrian refugee last year was unlawful.


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The Government is appealing a landmark refugee legal battle which could have broader implications for dozens of refugees detained indefinitely in Australia. Federal lawyers have gone to the High Court to argue a Federal Court ruling which secured the release of a Syrian refugee last year was unlawful.



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