Asylum seekers
Derby: Darwin protesters transfer to Curtin
Afghan asylum seekers who broke out of Darwin detention centre in protest are being sent to Curtin.
The 82 men staged a protest along Stuart Highway for most of the day on Wednesday.
Brisbane Times [read this story]
Premier ‘fears detention centre riots in WA’
Premier Colin Barnett said a breakout and demonstration at Darwin’s detention centre could be repeated in WA.
WA is housing asylum seekers at remote facilities near Derby and Leonora.
PerthNow [read this story]
Derby: Man’s death ‘proves’ Curtin ‘not safe’
Critics of Curtin detention centre say a man’s death proves the centre is too remote from proper care.
The asylum seeker, who was airlifted to Perth over the weekend, is believed to have died of a heart attack.
The Australian [read this story]
Derby: Asylum seeker dies
A 30 year-old man found unconscious at Curtin detention centre on Saturday died yesterday in Perth.
The immigration department said the death is not being treated as suspicious.
PerthNow [read this story]
Derby: Lib/Lab candidates support detention centre closing
Both Liberal and Labor candidates for Durack say they support their parties’ policies of offshore detention centres.
Barry Haase and Shane Hill both admit that housing asylum centres at Curtin Airbase has once again brought economic benefits to the town.
Derby: Bishop praises detention centre
Bishop Chris Saunders said Curtin Detention Centre sets a new standard for comfort and respect, after visiting yesterday.
Immigration authorities said there are no plans to expand the facility beyond its present capacity while the government is in caretaker mode pending the election.
The West Australian [read this story]
This appears to contradict a statement by Greens Senator Hanson-Young, reported as saying she was told the department planned to increase the number of beds to 900.
PerthNow [read this story]
Derby: More Afghan detainees at Curtin
Another 92 male Afghan asylum seekers flew from Christmas Island to Curtin Detention Centre today.
This brings the population of detainees at Curtin to well over 500.
The Australian [read this story]
Libs would close detention centres says Tuckey
Wilson Tuckey MHR says a coalition government would close down all mainland detention centres.
Derby: Detention centre now holds 460 men
Two charter planes carried 141 Afghan men from Christmas Island to Derby on the weekend.
Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young, who has visited the camp, said there is a good community feeling among the men at Curtin Detention Centre.
PerthNow [read this story] This is a re-write of an earlier story published in The Australian online.
Derby: More detainees head for Curtin base
A plane carrying 70 Afghan assylum seekers flew from Christmas Island to Derby today.
The Australian says the detainees, who are all single men, volunteered to be transferred to the Curtin detention centre.
The Australian [read this story]
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