‘Cramped’ detention centres ripe for spread of COVID-19, lawsuit says

Coronavirus 2020-04-22 12:48 pm By Cat Fredenburgh | Melbourne

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The Department of Home Affairs has failed in its duty protect an individual housed in an immigration detention centre from contracting COVID-19, according to a lawsuit which claims the cramped facilities are as vulnerable to outbreaks as cruise ships.

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