Convicted terrorist Abdul Nacer Benbrika wins high court battle for Australian citizenship

Court rules that another aspect of Coalition-era laws to strip citizenship is invalid

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Convicted terrorist Abdul Nacer Benbrika could be released from prison in the next eight weeks after he successfully appealed against the stripping of his Australian citizenship in the high court.

The decision of a majority of the court on Wednesday struck down another part of Coalition-era powers, following a similar ruling in June 2022 that found suspected terrorists cannot be punished by ministers removing their citizenship.