Inside Australia's Immigration Detention

This morning, people were upset because three very peaceful pleasant guys had been taken to Christmas Island at 4 am this morning. One of them is a young black overseas student from an African country.  He was here at one time with her sister.  His sister got a bridging visa, I think, last year.  His application was knocked back.  He went to the court yesterday and was told that he would get a decision within 24 hours.  Before that time comes, he was taken to a remote island where no one can contact him.  Isn't that great?  Someone told me that if he wins, the Immigration will bring him back.  But I am not sure.  We will not be notified by the court whether he wins or not and he is not contactable (at least at this moment).  So no one will know anything from now on until and unless he gets back on the Internet from some place in the world.  I do not like the sneaky way of treating a very young overseas student.  Student...

------------------------------ ------------------------------ ----------------------------- Breaking: Secured the judgment date on 22 December in Brisbane. ------------------------------ ------------------------------ ----------------------------- There was a directions hearing this morning.  These days, it is called  the case management hearing.  It was listed at 10:30am in Queensland.   The notice came to me simply indicated that 10:30am.  I thought, hummm,  the case manager of the Federal Court Registry (who is a junior lawyer who has no knowledge of the  legal practice!) who was responsible for my case did not seem to know  that there was a time difference between QLD and NSW.  Sure enough,  the guards here chased me at 10:15am here in Villawood to send me to a  non-existent hearing at that time. I ignored the case manager and emailed directly to the Registrar  informing what happened.  I also left the ...

I knocked off my submissions today.  I may try a minor tune-up later.   But basically, it's done.  It's only 7 pages, the shortest submissions  I have ever written for the Federal Court.  It is about a half of the  normal/standard length even though I generously included extra stuff  which I really don't need.  I may get rid of the extra when I tune-up  later.  Then it'll be even shorter....  Well, it is a simple stupid case.  It does not need much argument.  But I am a bit worried.  Did I miss something???  I  cannot think of.  But I am getting worried... The Minister's lawyers responded to the Court.  It is quicker than I  thought.  They do not oppose an order of a pro bono referral to be  made in chambers.  Of course.  But then the judge became quiet.  There  were full court  sittings last week so he could be flying anywhere  today.  I hop...