The High Court of Australia in Canberra

The High Court of Australia in Canberra begins to hear a legal challenge to the government’s proposed refugee swap with Malaysia on August 22, 2011. Refugee lawyer David Manne is challenging the government’s policy of sending 800 asylum seekers in Australia to Malaysia in exchange for 4000 certified refugees. AFP PHOTO / Torsten BLACKWOOD (Photo credit should read TORSTEN BLACKWOOD/AFP/Getty Images)

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