Dangerous Immigrant Offenders to Receive Closer Scrutiny

Within days, 4 of the almost 150 people freed from detention have been arrested on charges ranging from breaching curfew to indecent assault.
Dangerous Immigrant Offenders to Receive Closer Scrutiny
Australian Immigration Minister Andrew Giles during the opening of the House of Representatives at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, on June 18, 2020. Sam Mooy/Getty Images
Rex Widerstrom
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The Albanese government has succeeded in passing two new laws in the final week of parliament to deal with the aftermath of the recent High Court decision that required offenders held in indefinite immigration detention to be released.

Within days, four of the almost 150 people freed from detention have been arrested on charges ranging from breaching curfew to indecent assault. Of the four arrested, two are registered sex offenders.

Rex Widerstrom
Rex Widerstrom
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Rex Widerstrom is a New Zealand-based reporter with over 40 years of experience in media, including radio and print. He is currently a presenter for Hutt Radio.
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