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Refugee advocates concerned for detainee held in Brisbane hotel for 16 months
Man transferred under Medevac to rejoin family has not been allowed to have them visit during pandemic and is now on suicide watchRefugee advocates have raised concerns about the welfare of a 37-year-old man who is under suicide watch at the Brisbane Immigration Transit Accommodation after attempting self harm.The man, from Somalia, had been detained in a hotel at Kangaroo Point in Brisbane since being transferred to Australia from Nauru under now-defunct Medevac laws in June last year. Continue reading...
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