SYDNEY (Reuters) - The Australian government announced plans on Tuesday to release scores of children from immigration detention centres, following criticism from human rights advocates that detaining minors is detrimental to their mental and physical health.
However, the government is standing by its hardline, and much-criticised, immigration policies. It will grant freedom to around 150 of the 876 children currently held in detention centres on the Australian mainland and on remote islands.
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