Forcing former detainees to wear ankle bracelets might be legally fraught as Australia looks to pay third countries to take those deemed a risk to community safety. Immigration Minister Tony Burke ...

The federal government is scrambling to rush legislation into parliament and draw up new regulations circumventing a High Court ruling that forcing immigration detainees to wear ankle bracelets ...

In a five to two ruling today, the High Court found a law requiring former immigration detainees to be monitored by ankle bracelets and live under a curfew was not valid. The law was introduced ...

The Commonwealth has been dealt a major blow after the High Court ruled it unconstitutional to require former immigration detainees to wear ankle bracelets and adhere to strict curfews.

While Mr Burke wouldn’t confirm how many BVR holders were currently subject to ankle bracelets and curfews, he said the government’s priority was to remove the offenders from Australia.

Ankle bracelets and curfews on former immigration detainees will be stripped, with Australia's highest court ruling them invalid. Added8 days ago New calls have been made for older Victorian ...

A La Salle man charged with the sexual assault of a 10-year-old was ordered detained Monday after being charged with cutting off his ankle bracelet and trying to flee ... footage showing him entering ...

Forcing former detainees to wear ankle bracelets might be legally fraught as Australia looks to pay third countries to take those deemed a risk to community safety.

The High Court ruled the imposition of ankle bracelets and curfews on former immigration detainees is unconstitutional.