This whole article is a sad attempt to excuse Dutton’s inaction. Why doesn’t Dutton get signing orders ASAP? If an order is challenged in the court, cancel it, and issue a new one. Dutton just has to sign a paper to deport them. To stay, their lawyers have to spend a lot of time and money to come before he court. Dutton can and should defeat the lawfare that’s keeping us in this situation, if he chooses not to, it’s on him.

Tim, if you look at visas issued to the countries that fall under Trump’s travel ban, Dutton under Abbott and Turnbull has brought in 25% more people from these countries and Rudd and Gillard. He’s brought in thousands from Sudan and Somalia. He’s also on track to far outdo Rudd and Gillard’s overall immigrant intake.

Like Abbott, Dutton will forever talk up his effort once he leaves government and joins to consulting and speech giving circuit, until then he’s going to be as underwhelming as possible.