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New immigration detention bill could give Australia a fresh chance to comply with international law
Last week, independent MP Andrew Wilkie reintroduced to federal parliament the Ending Indefinite and Arbitrary Immigration Detention Bill 2022
This bill gives Australia the chance to bring its immigration detention regime in line with basic international law requirements for the first time since 1992
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Wilkie’s bill presents a timely opportunity for the new federal government to reform a regime that leading legal and human rights organisations have called “inhumane, unnecessary, and unlawful”.
Australia’s human rights commitment Australia has committed to uphold human rights and protect refugees, including committing to not arbitrarily or…