After nearly 20 years behind bars, Abdul Nacer Benbrika has been released from prison. He was sentenced in 2009 over his terror cell’s foiled plots, including a plan to attack the MCG during the 2005 AFL grand final, and was due to be released in 2020 – but his detention was extended for 3 years because of the government’s concerns over his release. Experts say Benbrika’s made progress towards de-radicalisation, and so a judge has ruled that he will be released under a 12-month extended supervision order with about 30 conditions. Breaches of the order could result in a return to prison and the potential cancellation of his citizenship. Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus said while he welcomed the restrictions on his release, the order “does not include every condition sought by the government.” But like the recent case that saw about 150 people released from immigration detention, the Coalition says the Albanese Government could have done more to prevent it from happening.