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Judge warns medevac refugees’ detention may be unlawful, orders evidence from Peter Dutton – ABC News

A judge has described Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton’s handling of some medevac refugee cases as disturbing and potentially unlawful, while his department says…

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A federal court judge has described Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton’s handling of some medevac refugee cases as disturbing and potentially unlawful, while his department says plans are in place to fly some detainees back to Nauru and Papua New Guinea.
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  • Refugees detained in Australia for more than a year have taken the federal government to court, seeking to be returned to Nauru and PNG
  • A federal court judge says the detention of the refugees may have been unlawful
  • Home Affairs Minister…

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