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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Paul Karp Chief political correspondent

DARK SECRETS: Murderer and attempted murderer among 25 detainees released by ministerial discretion documents reveal - The Real Truth

Building with 'high court of Australia' signage
Those released into community detention also included three people convicted of domestic violence offences.There Photograph: Lukas Coch/AAP

Twenty-five of the 153 people affected by the high court’s ruling on indefinite detention had already been released into community detention by ministerial discretion, including one murderer and one convicted of “attempt or solicit murder”.

Court documents in the legal challenge against ankle bracelets and curfews reveal new details about the background of all 153 non-citizens, including that the number who were already living in the community is higher than first thought.

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