The Bill amends the Migration Act 1958 to introduce new measures for removing certain non-citizens from Australia. The Bill aims to respond to recent High Court decisions which found certain immigration detention practices to be unconstitutional. This digest outlines the Bill’s background and key provisions alongside potential legal and human rights concerns.

This report summarises evidence from stakeholders and offers recommendations for amending the Bill before its passage. While generally supportive of the Bill's intent, the Committee identifies areas requiring refinement, particularly regarding children's online privacy, automated decision-making transparency, and the proposed statutory tort for serious invasions of privacy.

This investigation concerning allegations of racist awards within the Territory Response Group finds evidence of historical racism between 2007 and 2015. It also investigated potential criminal misconduct by five officers in testimony related to thee awards, finding no admissible evidence of criminal offence by the officers.

A developmental evaluation of 9 through-care services that provide opt-in intensive, holistic, trauma and culturally informed case management to support people in youth detention and prison to transition successfully back into their communities and avoid reoffending. The evaluation provides understanding into whether the through-care models are operating as intended; if implementation had improved outcomes for...

This first principles review assessed the operation and effectiveness of the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission (ACIC) as Australia’s national criminal intelligence agency. The review found that comprehensive reform would be necessary for ACIC to combat the threat posed by serious and organised crime. The Government has agreed or agreed in-principle with 27 of the 29...