PoliticsFederalBorder securityPrint articleIndefinite detention ‘not punitive’: solicitor-generalKat Wong and Farid FaridApr 17, 2024 – 5.39pmSaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginAn Iranian asylum seeker’s indefinite detention is not punitive, Australia’s solicitor-general has argued, because he would be freed if he co-operated with attempts to deport him to his home country, despite his fears of the death penalty.The detained 37-year-old man, known as ASF17, has taken his legal bid for freedom to the High Court in a case that could determine the fates of hundreds of immigrants and government policy.Loading...AAPSaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginIntroducing your NewsfeedFollow the topics, people and companies that matter to you.Find out moreRead MoreBorder securityIranLatest In FederalFetching latest articlesMost Viewed In PoliticsThe Australian Financial Review MagazineVan Cleef & Arpels’ has become stealth wealth hit with Gen ZMatthew DrummondHow the billion-dollar wellness industry took over your holidayWhat rowing taught this CEO about team workBOSS Financial ReviewBy the time he was 37 this exec was running IBM in AustraliaSally Patten and Lap PhanWhy I quit advertising to set up a haircare company in my late 40sWhat happened when Domain learnt it spent $36m a year on meetingsLife & LeisureThe other white burgundy is stepping out of chardonnay’s shadowMax AllenForget tavernas – discover authentic Greek cuisine with the cool crowdHow to make the most of the south of France’s best artRich ListProperty billionaire Nick Andrianakos dies in GreeceYolanda RedrupCannon-Brookes describes ‘deep internal conflict’ over his private jetOscar Piastri on the secret of his $41m-a year success
