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Immigration case raises concerns over High Court politicisation
A High Court decision on citizenship, seen as being as important as Mabo, is being recontested in what some experts say is an attempt at an American-style politicisation of the judiciary.
- Kieran Pender
- The Saturday Paper
This is a story about a controversial court case and efforts to politicise the judiciary.
It is a story about judicial independence and the unique connection between Indigenous Australians and their Country.
Most immediately, it is about whether Shayne Paul Montgomery can remain in Australia.
When Minister for Immigration v Montgomery was heard in Canberra this week by the High Court, the relatively uncrowded courtroom belied the…