Minister Backflips on Claim That Drones Were Used to Monitor Detainees

Published on June 4, 2024

Immigration Minister Andrew Giles is once again facing calls to be removed from government from members of the opposition, amid an ongoing concern around criminal migrants within Australia. Australian Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has echoed his own previous questions around whether Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will sack Mr. Giles after the immigration minister incorrectly stated that criminal migrants were being supervised by police drones. In November last year, the Australian High Court ruled the case of an indefinitely detained Rohingya man known as NZYQ was unlawful, which led to the government releasing 151 people from indefinite detention. Concerns have been raised around the safety of Australians in the wake of the ruling....

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