More than 30 babies born to asylum seeker mothers in Australia will be able to stay in the mainland with their families and not be processed on Nauru under a secret deal struck by crossbencher Ricky Muir.

Immigration Minister Scott Morrison announced the decision late on Thursday, immediately before a legal bid on behalf of the families failed in the Federal Court.

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