law and justice

The Australian High Court has determined that indefinite immigration detention is unlawful. This decision has led to the release of at least 80 people from detention. In the deep dive we’ll explain what’s led to this decision and why it’s happened now after decades of mandatory detention as a policy.

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Journalist: Tom Crowley

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Over the last few months, you’ve likely seen headlines that referred to a ‘high-profile man’ who’d been charged with rape in the Queensland city of Toowoomba. We now know that man to be Bruce Lehrmann, who had previously been accused of rape by fellow political staffer Brittany Higgins. Lehrmann has always denied those allegations and hasn’t entered a plea in the Toowoomba case. In today’s deep dive we’ll explain why Lehrmann couldn’t be named before now, and what’s likely to happen next.

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Hosts: Zara Seidler and Sam Koslowski

Producer: Joe Kiely and Ninah Kopel

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Bruce Lehrmann can be named as the man who was charged with two counts of rape earlier this year in Toowoomba.