18 Jun 2018

NZ teen may be in Australia detention centre for months

From Morning Report, 6:40 am on 18 June 2018

The New Zealand teenager locked up in a Melbourne immigration detention centre is being held in an adult facility 12 to 13 hours drive from where his family live. Australian Immigration lawyer Greg Barns says the vulnerable teenager is languishing a long way from his support network. And he says it could be months before authorities decide his fate.