Instead the government sent them to Christmas Island, 2,600km from the Australian mainland, far from advocates, lawyers, healthcare, friends and supporters. There have been riots at the detention centre, and there have been deaths. Facebook Twitter Pinterest A boat smashes onto the rocks off Christmas Island in 2010, killing 48 people. A high-security facility was built, and Christmas Island was excised from the mainland’s migration zone. On Christmas Island her daughters play with leftover broken toys from when children were last detained there.

Source: The Guardian January 25, 2020 18:56 UTC