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Labor tries to rush through tough new laws for immigration detainees

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With just one more day until a six week break, federal parliament has become embroiled in a new highly-charged debate over immigration policy. Labor's trying to stitch up a deal with the Coalition to pass legislation to make it easier to deport detainees before a new High Court decision in April.
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