Published: January 01, 2019
Controversial facility joins the list of 19 closed since September 2013 as the number of people in detention drops
The federal government has closed a Victorian immigration detention centre, and plans to partially close another in Sydney, saying its efforts to stop people seeking asylum by boat has reduced the number of people in detention.
The last of Maribyrnong Immigration Detention Centre’s detainees were transferred on Monday, emptying the controversial facility and adding it to the list of 19 closed or put into contingency since September 2013.
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