Scott Morrison accused of using children in detention for political point scoring as he announces release of 150 children just before he is to appear before inquiry into the treatment of children in detention centres. One hundred and fifty asylum seeker children in detention on the Australian mainland will be released into the community while about 300 children remain in offshore detention in Nauru and Christmas Island. The immigration minister has announced 1,547 children under 10 years old, who arrived under the previous Labor government, will be released into the community with their families on bridging visas. Of the children, 150 are being held in detention centres on the Australian mainland while the remainder of the 1500 are in community detention. About 300 children remain in offshore detention in Nauru and Christmas Island and will not be released. Read more: theguardian/world/2014/aug/19/scott-morrison-announces-release-of-150-children-before-facing-detention-inquiry?CMP=soc_567
Posted on: Tue, 19 Aug 2014 01:10:27 +0000
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