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

The High Court of Australia in Canberra

The High Court of Australia in Canberra Source: AAP

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Federal lawyers have gone to the High Court to argue that a Federal Court decision which secured the release of a Syrian refugee last year was unlawful.

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