Responses to the Report

Government Response

• HEREOC Inquiry into Children in Immigration Report Tabled - Joint Press Release - Senator Amanda Vanstone, Minister for Immigration with Attorney-General the Hon. Philip Ruddock MP (13 May 2004)

Media Releases

• Amnesty International: Prime Minister Urged to Release All Children from Immigration Detention (13 May 2004)
• Australian Democrats: HREOC: Mandatory Detention Causes Serious Harm to Children (13 May 2004)
• Australian Greens: Government's dismissal of HREOC's report "bloodyminded child neglect"(13 May 2004)
• Australian Labour Party: Howard Government Slammed By HREOC For Children In Detention Policy And Administration (13 May 2004)
• Catholic Commission for Justice, Development and Peace: ‘For God's sake, stop damaging detainee kids and set them free’ (13 May 2004)
• ChilOut: Children Suffer Untold Abuse In Immigration Ministers' Care Chilout's Response To Hreoc Report (13 May 2004)
• A Just Australia: Offer to assist early release of Children from Detention (13 May 2004)
• National Council of Churches: Churches Back Calls for Release of Abused Detainee Children (13 May 2004)
• Project SafeCom Inc: HREOC "Child Abuse Report" tabled in silence and sneakiness (13 May 2004)
• Refugee Council of Australia: Child Friendly Government? - RCOA Response to HREOC Report: “A Last Resort?” (13 May 2004)
• Rural Australians for Refugees: Media Release (13 May 2004)