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Albanese tries to shift blame on alleged attack by freed detainee

Andrew Tillett
Andrew TillettForeign affairs, defence correspondent

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Anthony Albanese has sought to deflect blame to Western Australia’s bail system after a freed Kuwaiti-born immigration detainee allegedly robbed and bashed a Perth grandmother.

But adding to pressure on the federal government over its management of former detainees, police said on Tuesday a Sudanese man living in Melbourne was charged with breaching his visa conditions and tampering with his electronic monitoring device.

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Andrew Tillett writes on politics, foreign affairs, defence and security from the Canberra press gallery. Connect with Andrew on Facebook and Twitter. Email Andrew at andrew.tillett@afr.com

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