Thirty refugees living in Australia will be resettled to this country next month amid a drawn-out process described as disgraceful by advocates.

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…his case, which will go to the High Court on Thursday, has the capacity to allow hundreds of asylum seekers to live in the community while their immigration status is determined.

The power to release the brothers lies with Immigration Minister Andrew Giles, whose ministerial powers give him the ability to grant freedom.