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Suing over Howard’s camps
14 minutes Posted Feb 18, 2020 at 5:00 pm.
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More than 60 former asylum seekers are seeking compensation for the psychological trauma they endured in Australia’s notorious Baxter detention centre. Now the lead case has stalled in the court system, delaying a decision. Rick Morton on the legacy of John Howard’s desert camps.

Guest: Senior reporter for The Saturday Paper Rick Morton. 

Background reading: 

Government stalling on Howard refugee compo in The Saturday Paper 

The Saturday Paper 

The Monthly 

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