I Like Not This News.

[the_great_she_elephant]

http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/abbott-sacks-asylum-seeker-health-advisers-201...

Abbott sacks asylum seeker health advisers

The Abbott government has disbanded a key group that provided advice on the health of asylum seekers in detention, as research reveals psychiatric problems - such as self-harm - are the most common reasons for the large number of detainee visits to hospital emergency departments...........

Dr Paul Alexander, the group's chairman and a former head of Joint Health Command in the Defence Force, will become the sole independent health adviser to the Immigration Department. ............

On Monday, Prime Minister Tony Abbott called reports of the disbanded advice service a "complete beat up".

"There was a committee which was not very effectual," told ABC's Radio National.

"The chairman of the committee is now the departmental medical officer who is providing advice in a more sustained way.’’

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Fresh horses, anyone?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIhBXR7I-c4

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[the_hawk*]

Perhaps its time the UN put in some independant observers

[just_me_karen]

And they didn't renew the salvation army's humanitarian contract.

Nor have they processed any claims. Kids who sit in these inhumane prisons do so for years and years without education or proper health care. It's just revolting.