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Australia top court vetoes law on curbs vs migrants

MELBOURNE — Australia's highest court ruled Wednesday that migrants cannot be forced by law to wear electronic tracking bracelets or to comply with curfews.

The ruling is a blow to the government, whose lawyers have unsuccessfully argued that laws imposing curfews and tracking technology are justified to protect the community.

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