Is it finally time to change immigration detention?

<p>Over the past few years, Australia’s immigration detention policy, which was once the feature of political debates and elections, has stopped making front page news.</p><p>That’s until a recent high court decision deemed Australia’s indefinite detention policy unlawful, leading to the release of over 140 people who had been in indefinite immigration detention.</p><p>It’s a decision that has sparked a scramble among Labor to come up with an immigration policy that is legal.</p><p>Today, columnist for <em>The Saturday Paper</em> Paul Bongiorno on calls for more accountability in Australia’s hardline immigration regime. </p><p><br /></p><p><strong>Socials: </strong>Stay in touch with us on <a href="http://www.twitter.com/7ampodcast">Twitter</a> and <a href="http://www.instagram.com/7ampodcast">Instagram</a></p><p><strong>Guest:</strong> Columnist for <em>The Saturday Paper</em>, Paul Bongiorno.</p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>