With another High Court decision looming and budget just days away, the stakes for Albanese couldn’t be higher

You can all but guarantee that those sitting near them had no idea of the dinner company they were keeping. Two of the nation’s most powerful judges, quietly dining at a cheap and cheery Canberra establishment. Who they are is largely irrelevant. Their jobs, as High Court justices, is to judge cases based on the law of the land. It’s their words, not their names, that matter, as the government will again be reminded tomorrow. The highest court in the land will hand down yet another high-profile immigration judgment on Friday. It comes hot on the heels of the now…