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Australia government pays compensation to 9 year-old asylum seeker

A child's drawing at Christmas Island
A child's drawing at Christmas Island Source: AAP

The federal government has agreed to pay a confidential settlement to a 9 year-old asylum seeker who was detained at Christmas Island as a 5 year-old between 2013 and 2014. Her lawyers allege she received inadequate care resulting in physical and psychological harm.


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By Ioane Tiperio Lafoa'i, Aileen Phillips

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The federal government has agreed to pay a confidential settlement to a 9 year-old asylum seeker who was detained at Christmas Island as a 5 year-old between 2013 and 2014. Her lawyers allege she received inadequate care resulting in physical and psychological harm.



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