Two more refugee suicide and self-harm incidents increase tally since Australia election
A refugee detained under Australia's offshore policy in Papua New Guinea. Source: Twitter/@Shamindan1
The number of self-harm and suicide attempts since the Coalition government's re-election on May 18 has surpassed 30, with two more incidents in the early hours of Monday morning. The Refugee Action Coalition says two asylum seekers are receiving treatment at Pacific International Hospital (PIH). It is alleged a 30-year-old Somali refugee attempted to hang himself and in a separate incident, a 31-year-old Iranian refugee committed self–harm.
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