CRIMINALS – AUSTRALIA

Border dodgers’ criminal rampage: Cost to Aussies is $100m

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Original article by Remy Varga
Herald Sun – Page: Online : 5-Mar-25

Data from the Department of Home Affairs shows that 291 former immigration detainees have now been released since the High Court’s landmark NZYQ ruling. The figures also show that 90 former detainees have been charged with various offences by state and territory authorities since their release; 17 have been given new custodial sentences and five have received suspended sentences. Meanwhile, the former detainees – all of whom have criminal records in Australia – have now cost taxpayers more than $100m since they were released into the community. This includes $73.7m on operational costs, $24.3m on administration costs and $18.6m worth of legal fees. The ex-detainees are also receiving government payments of up to $1,000 each fortnight.

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AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF HOME AFFAIRS, HIGH COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Axed Direction 63 fuels security fears

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Original article by Rhiannon Down, Geoff Chambers
The Australian – Page: 1 & 5 : 18-Sep-24

The federal government’s national security credentials are under renewed scrutiny following revelations that it had revoked a controversial ministerial direction in early 2024. Direction 63 had allowed the government to deport people who were in Australia on bridging visas if they had been charged with a criminal offence or were being investigated by police. It had been in place since 2014, but was widely criticised by lawyers because it allowed people to be deported without having been convicted of a crime. It was replaced by Direction 104 in March; this still provides the immigration minister with discretion to cancel the visas of ­people who have been charged with a crime.

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NDIS cost shifting criminal: Shorten

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Original article by Christine Middap, Ellie Dudley, Stephen Lunn
The Australian – Page: 1 & 6 : 10-Apr-24

The federal government has flagged a crackdown on the use of the National Disability Insurance Scheme by convicted criminals. NDIS Minister Bill Shorten has responded to revelations that one of the nation’s worst serial sex offenders will receive an NDIS support package when he is released from prison. Shorten says the government does not believe that it is appropriate for this person to receive NDIS funding. He adds that state governments should not use the NDIS as a ‘dumping ground’ to fund support for violent criminals, contending that providing them with such services is the responsibility of state justice and corrections departments.

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AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF SOCIAL SERVICES