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Christmas Island detention centre to reopen due to coronavirus pressure on Australian mainland

The Christmas Island Immigration Detention Centre will be re-opened.

The Christmas Island Immigration Detention Centre will be re-opened. Source: AAP

Border Force confirmed the facility will be reopened to help relieve "capacity pressure" across Australia during the coronavirus pandemic.


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Border Force confirmed the facility will be reopened to help relieve "capacity pressure" across Australia during the coronavirus pandemic.



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