Detention centres
Report
Risk management in immigration detention
People held in immigration detention, as well as staff working in detention facilities, face genuine risks to their health, safety, security and their human rights more broadly. This report assesses how the Australian government identifies and manages those risks.
Fact sheet
Fact Check: Has the number of children in detention dropped from 2,000 to about 75 under the Coalition?
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull claims that, since the Coalition came to power three years ago, more than 95 per cent of kids have been removed from immigration detention.
Fact sheet
Fact Check: Are staff working in detention centres protected by whistleblower laws if they speak out?
Labor's Immigration spokesman Richard Marles claims whistleblower protection, which applies across the public service, also applies to workers at the Manus and Nauru detention centres.
Discussion paper
National inquiry into children in immigration detention 2014: discussion paper
The purpose of this inquiry is to investigate the ways in which life in immigration detention affects the health, well-being and development of children. The inquiry will assess the impact on children by seeking the views of people who were previously detained as children in closed immigration detention and by assessing the current circumstances and...
Report
Views of young people in detention centres: Queensland 2011
Giving young people the opportunity to share their views and experiences of detention and the youth justice system, this survey considers matters that affect their safety and wellbeing.