Two years ago, the High Court made a landmark decision that prevented the deportation of non-citizen Aboriginal Australians. 

Now, the federal government is seeking to overturn that decision after a man, Shayne Paul Montgomery, used the case to successfully challenge his deportation.  

Today, lawyer and contributor to The Saturday Paper, Kieran Pender, on the case of Shayne Montgomery, and concerns around the potential politicisation of the High Court. 




Guest: Lawyer and contributor to The Saturday Paper, Kieran Pender.




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Two years ago, the High Court made a landmark decision that prevented the deportation of non-citizen Aboriginal Australians. Now, the federal government is seeking to overturn that decision after a man, Shayne Paul Montgomery, used the case to successfully challenge his deportation.  Today, lawyer and contributor to The Saturday Paper, Kieran Pender, on the case of Shayne Montgomery, and concerns around the potential politicisation of the High Court.  Guest: Lawyer and contributor to The Saturday Paper, Kieran Pender. Stay in touch with us on <a href="http://www.twitter.com/7ampodcast">Twitter</a> and <a href="http://www.instagram.com/7ampodcast">Instagram</a>

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