Leonora abuse claim sparks children-in-detention debate
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The government’s approach to immigration detention has been thrown into the spotlight again, after reports of child sex abuse at Leonora Detention Centre. Refugee advocates have criticised former immigration minister Chris Evans, claiming his department was forewarned of the potential for abuse at the facility. As the government prepares to expand its detention facilities nationwide, the reports have threatened to reignite the controversial issue of children-in-detention.
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