Greens move to curb ASIO refugee powers
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Greens move to curb ASIO refugee powers

Colombo : Sri Lanka | Jun 17, 2012 at 9:06 PM PDT
Source: Sydney Morning Herald
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Act and "restore procedural fairness" to security assessments. The bill was aimed at helping about 60 refugee men, women and children currently detained due to adverse security assessments, she said...The move comes as the High Court is due to begin hearing a challenge brought by one of those detained... FULL ARTICLE AT Sydney Morning Herald
 
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