Dr Haneef says he never imagined that he would be detained or considered a suspect for any terrorism-related offence.

"It's not in my nature to ever support or [be] involved in such activities at all," he said.

The Labor Party says Dr Haneef's case was mishandled, and Queensland Premier Peter Beattie wants disciplinary action taken against the Immigration Minister Kevin Andrews.

"Now frankly I think Kevin Andrews has a lot to answer for and I think he should be the subject of an inquiry," he said.

But Mr Andrews stands by his decision to revoke the doctor's visa, saying he still holds suspicions.

PM won't apologise to Dr HaneefMonday Jul 30 13:44 AEST

Prime Minister John Howard has ruled out apologising to Indian doctor Mohamed Haneef, jailed for almost four weeks as part of a bungled terrorism investigation.

Dr Haneef was reunited with his wife and newborn baby in his home town of Bangalore on Monday morning, three days after a charge of supporting a terrorist organisation was dropped due to lack of evidence.

The 27-year-old Muslim, whose work visa was cancelled on character grounds, said he had been victimised by Australian authorities and the Australian Federal Police (AFP).

His lawyer Peter Russo said the government owed Dr Haneef an apology, and signalled possible legal action over damage to his client's reputation.

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Gus: the last time John Howard said sorry is allegedly back in 1949, when the weather was crook: "I'm sorry I can't go and play outside", he may have been heard to say, regretting he could not pull the wings out of little butterflies on that day... The only things that has might have changed since is that he has not said "sorry" never-ever since and he now pulls the wings out of workers's entitlements.

MPs reject Brown call for 56-day detention By Nigel Morris Published: 30 July 2007

Legislation proposed by the Government to allow terrorist suspects to be held for up to 56 days without charge will be condemned today by a parliamentary committee.

The Joint Committee on Human Rights says that ministers and police have failed to make the case for extending the detention period beyond the current 28-day limit.

It says it has seen no evidence that 28 days has been inadequate in any investigations to date, including the complex inquiry into last year's alleged airline bomb plot. "A power with such a significant impact on liberty ... should in our view be justified by clear evidence that the need for such a power already exists - not by precautionary arguments that such a need may arise at some time in the future," it concludes.