Parliament ‘Not Going Home’ Until Detention Regime for Immigration Detainees Passes

Home Affairs Minister Clare O'Neil is vowing to introduce legislation, amid pressure from the Opposition.

Refugees stand behind a window of the Park Hotel in Carlton as supporters project messages on the wall in Melbourne, Australia, on Jan. 8, 2022. Diego Fedele/Getty Images

The Australian government is planning to introduce a constitutional preventative detention regime to get the “dangerous offenders” who were released from immigration detention off the streets.

Home Affairs Minister Clare O'Neil said parliament will not be going home until the new measures are adopted.