Good morning. The high court has been told that Coalition amendments, which aimed to beef up the government’s regime of electronic monitoring and curfews for people released from immigration detention, may in fact have made the measures unlawful. Lawyers for a stateless man from Eritrea who is challenging the laws have argued the mandatory measures are unconstitutional, punitive and breach the separation of executive and judiciary.
Meanwhile, it’s claimed that almost half of Brisbane Metro’s new, state-of-the-art electric buses could be left in the shed following cuts to the transport system’s scheduled services. And with votes still being counted, it appears South Africa’s ANC party may lose its majority for the first time since it won the country’s first fully democratic elections under Nelson Mandela in 1994. Australia View image in fullscreen Reduced timetables for the Brisbane Metro service could result in just 60% of the new fleet being used.
Photograph: Brisbane city council Missing the bus | Two dozen multimillion-dollar electric buses could be left sitting idle in a shed when the Brisbane Metro service starts operations, because it will operate less frequently than planned. Exclusive | Coalition amendments beefing up the Albanese government’s electronic monitoring and curfews for people released from immigration detention have been cited in the high court as a key reason to strike the laws down . Online safety | Australia’s regulator has accused Apple.
