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Sky News host Peta Credlin says the news of 23 non-citizens awaiting deportation for serious crimes, who are now seeking to stay, “because they're suddenly claiming to be Indigenous” shows “the ramifications of the recent High Court decision”.

Ms Credlin said “there's little restraint on the creation of further special rights for Indigenous people; or indeed for anyone who arouse the sympathy of enough judges on the High Court bench.

“Our citizenship legislation gives the minister power to deport 'aliens'… if they have committed serious crimes in Australia,” she said.

“We're talking about crimes of violence, drug-running, rape, murder and sex crimes against children.

“The last thing we want is politicised judges on a political court.”