Last month, Australia's high court ruled that it was illegal to keep people in indefinite immigration detention without the prospect of being deported back to the country of origin.

Since then, hundreds of detainees were released into the public. In the past few days, three have been arrested.

In this episode of The Quicky, we break down indefinite detention, who the people are being let out, what they've done since and the new laws aimed at putting them back in detention.

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Host: Claire Murphy

With thanks to:

Paul Karp - The Guardian Australia's Chief Political Correspondent

Producer: Claire Murphy

Executive Producer: Kally Borg

Audio Producer: Thom Lion

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