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June 2012

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Politics in the Pub Wednesday 27 June 2012 -Father Frank Brennan AO -Asylum seeker policy 20 years on

June 28, 2012 by Father Frank Brennan AO

2012 marks 20 years since the policy of mandatory detention of asylum seekers was introduced by the Keating Government. Today, more than 4000 asylum seekers are being held in immigration detention, 460 of those are children. A recent parliamentary inquiry report into immigration detention, has called for sweeping changes, including recommendations on detention time limits,