ABC Radio National: Preventative Detention legislation has passed. What happens next? (7 December 2023)

The federal government will be desperately hoping the passage of its Preventative Detention bill last night will bring an end to weeks of political drama that's followed the High Court's decision to invalidate indefinite detention.

But it's unclear how many of the 148 people released from indefinite detention could actually be re-incarcerated under the new laws, or how long that process would take. And it's also not clear whether the rushed legislation will survive the inevitable high court challenge.

Guest:

Abul Rizvi, former Deputy Secretary of the Immigration Department

Kim Rubenstein, Professor in the Faculty of Business, Government and Law at the University of Canberra

Broadcast 7 Dec 2023