UN agency in High Court challenge to Abbott government's treatment of asylum seekers

By Michael Gordon
Updated August 22 2014 - 7:08am, first published August 21 2014 - 12:01pm
George Newhouse: case will test the government's powers
George Newhouse: case will test the government's powers

The United Nations refugee agency will seek to appear in a High Court challenge to the Abbott government's power to intercept boats on the highs seas, hold asylum seekers indefinitely on customs vessels and seek to return them to third countries.

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