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Good morning. Here's what's happening now:

  • 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

  • Yes, the Iowa caucuses are over. No, we're nowhere near done. The candidates move to New Hampshire next and for the Democrats, Bernie Sanders is the favourite there. His home state of Vermont is next door

It's one of those watercooler comments. "Did you know the world's 62 richest people hold the same wealth as the poorest 50 per cent." FactCheck has investigated and says that figure is "in the ballpark"

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"

 
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Explained: The High Court case that might change Australia's offshore detention policy
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