The future of Australia's offshore immigration detention policy will be decided today. It comes down to a case of a Bangladeshi woman who was intercepted on a boat in 2013. In the long-running case her lawyers have argued offshore detention is illegal and if the High Court agrees it could deem the entire program invalid. Here's an explainer
That decision could have ramifications for a five-year-old boy allegedly raped on Nauru. His doctors want him to stay in Australia but the Government has so far made no guarantees. Peter Dutton says he's "considering" their advice
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Here's what's coming up:
9:00am AEDT: Parliament resumes
10:15 AEDT: The High Court is expected to hand down its decision on Australia's offshore detention policy
12:30pm AEDT: Assistant Treasurer Kelly O'Dwyer will make a Press Club address on "the importance of free enterprise"
The Government will consider medical advice before deciding whether to deport a five-year-old boy allegedly raped on Nauru back to the Pacific island, Immigration Minister Peter Dutton says.
The fate of Australia's offshore detention regime could hang in the balance as the full bench of the High Court prepares to decide on the future of a Bangladeshi woman held on Nauru.
Sports bosses will be expected to stump up for female athletes to fly first class like their male counterparts, or lose millions of dollars in federal funding, under new rules laid down by Sports Minister Sussan Ley.
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Libya becomes the focus of a meeting of the coalition forces battling Islamic State, with Foreign Minister Julie Bishop indicating Australia will remain open about what assistance it offers.
A tiny, rundown Melbourne cottage that famously featured in one of Beyonce's music videos is up for sale, but interest from buyers has been slow, the property's agent says.
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Republican senator Ted Cruz deals a big blow to billionaire Donald Trump in Iowa's presidential nominating contest, while Hillary Clinton claims a narrow victory over rival Bernie Sanders in the Democratic vote.
Tasmanian researchers are optimistic their world-first trial using sonar technology to map Antarctic glaciers will help scientists understand how ice shelves are melting.
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