‘Indefensible’: alleged child abuse survivor takes on Albanese government over $2.5bn Nauru deal

The Albanese government’s $2.5bn deal with Nauru , under which hundreds of non-citizens will be sent to the tiny Pacific island, will face another legal challenge prompted by an alleged child abuse survivor. Legal representatives for Abdul*, a Hazara man who was re-detained in immigration detention earlier this month, have launched a bid to prevent the 29-year-old’s imminent deportation to Nauru by challenging its compatibility with Australia’s constitution. …