Abbott calls for detention system inquiry

The Federal Opposition has seized on the latest violence on Christmas Island to strengthen its demand for a parliamentary inquiry into the detention system, Richard Davis reports.

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Published 23 May 2011 8:03pm

Updated 26 August 2013 9:20am

By Richard Davis

Source: SBS

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The Federal Opposition has seized on the latest violence on Christmas Island to strengthen its demand for a parliamentary inquiry into the detention system.

Australian Federal Police are investigating two incidents at the island's detention centre late last week.

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