Okey dokey. Time to wrap up. What happened today?
- the High Court upheld the system of offshore immigration detention;
- refugee groups are calling on the government to allow the group of about 250 people affected by the decision to stay in Australia;
- Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull did not specifically address the decision in question time today but he emphasised the need for a "robust" immigration system that did not provide any encouragement to people smugglers;
- Mr Turnbull is also facing dissent in his ranks about the possibility of an increase in the GST;
- and former prime minister Paul Keating has entered the GST debate with a piece in which he offered something for everyone.
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