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- The High Court rules that indefinite detention of non-citizens is legal in some circumstances
- Members of the Pasifika community criticise the federal government's future gas policy
- And in cycling, Australian Luke Plapp in a three-man breakaway in stage six of the Giro d’Italia
The federal government says the opposition must now pass its immigration legislation, after the High Court ruled in the government's favour in the case of an Iranian man known only as ASF17.
The High Court has ruled ASF17 can be deported to Iran, if he co-operates.
He has so far been uncooperative.
The High Court's ruling means he can be kept in indefinite detention.
The government is now seeking to pass the legislation that would force him to co-operate and enable him to be deported.
Immigration Minister Andrew Giles says the legislation should be passed in the national interest.
"The decision has enabled us to maintain this individual in detention whilst he is refusing to support efforts to remove him. What it doesn't do, though, is that next step. That next step of putting in place an obligation that someone who no longer has a right to remain in Australia will co-operate with removal. To do those basic things, like getting the papers. That is a gap that we need to close in our national interest, so that we have a migration system that actually operates to serve the Australian national interest."
ASF17 first sought asylum by boat in 2013, and was refused in 2018.
He claims, as a bisexual man, he could be killed if he's sent back to Iran.
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Representatives of the Australian Muslim community have come forward to condemn what they say are discriminatory practices by law enforcement agencies in Australia in recent weeks.
It follows the recent arrests of seven minors who were allegedly caught with violent extremist material, in a series of anti-terror raids in south-west Sydney.
The arrests comes as charges against a 16-year-old who allegedly stabbed bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel at the Assyrian Christ the Good Shepherd Church in Wakeley last month.
Muslim author and advocate, Sheikh Wesam Charkawi, says he takes issue with the approach of authorities choosing to label some incidents as terrorism-related - and others as not terrorism-related.
"The lives of these minors have forever changed, and they face severe consequences and prolonged incarcerations. Religious profiling through institutional power is something that the community has endured since the So-called War on Terrorism. The definition of terrorism includes elements that require an assessment by law enforcement individuals in determination processes. These appraisals should be impartial and objective. However, these recent arrests demonstrate that decisions have been influenced by religious affiliations alone."
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Pacific communities have joined internal critics of Labor's future gas policy.
The federal government released its Future Gas Strategy on Thursday, which will boost exports, increase the share of gas in the nation's energy mix, pave the way for new fields to open and lock Australia into the resource beyond 2050.
The government maintains its plan to reach Net Zero must be underpinned by reliable gas supply - and it's also obligated to support the gas needs of other countries in the region.
Torres Strait Islander Jahmaita Mene says gas as a fossil fuel should not be part of Australia's future.
"Climate change have been impacting our island, especially with our waters, our reefs. We have fishes we haven't seen in years, the fish species. Our dugongs are not where they were. The beaches, the length is slowly decreasing. And I am basically here today to fight for protection for our land because I want my daughter to have the same cultural experiences that I had growing up on our island."
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In cycling, Spain’s Pelayo Sánchez has won stage six of the Giro d’Italia.
The 24-year-old was in a three-man breakway, beating Australian Luke Plapp and French cyclist Julian Alaphilippe to take the victory.
Tadej Pogacar remains the race leader.
Sánchez says he it is overwhelming to achieve this - his biggest career win.
"This is amazing, a crazy day for me. I could never imagine winning this stage. It was full gas all day and I waited for my moment to do my move and in the end I was with Plapp and Alaphilippe and luckily I was the fastest in the sprint."
