New immigration detention bill could give Australia a fresh chance to comply with international law
- Written by Cleo Hansen-Lohrey, PhD Candidate, Faculty of Law, University of Tasmania
GettyImagesLast 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.
Wilkie’s bill presents a...
