A man's in a critical condition in hospital after he was attacked at an immigration detention centre east of Perth.
A St John Ambulance spokesman says paramedics rushed the man from Yongah Hill Detention Centre to Northam Hospital just after 6pm yesterday.
The man, aged in his 40s, had face and head injuries from an alleged assault.
After being assessed at Northam, the man was taken to Royal Perth Hospital as a priority one patient with a nurse and doctor escort.
The Department of Immigration and Border Protection confirmed to SBS the incident was between several detainees, and the department would receive a report from the detention services provider.
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