Albanese government ‘doesn’t want to act’ after indefinite detention ruled unlawful

Shadow Immigration and Citizenship Minister Dan Tehan says the Albanese government doesn’t seem to want to act following the release of 80 detainees after a High Court ruling. “We asked Minister Giles in Question Time when the government started preparing for the decision and his immediate answer was straight after the decision itself,” Mr Tehan told Sky News host Peta Credlin. “The government has just been completely asleep at the wheel. “We’re still not getting the detail on what conditions they're being held under, what happens if they breach those conditions, we don’t know whether the government can actually act if they breach their visa conditions. “We did learn in Question Time today though that they’re all getting taxpayer subsidies accommodation and welfare payments.”