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Dozens of medevac refugees to be freed from detention
Monday March 01, 2021
Dozens more detained refugees transferred from offshore detention will soon be released on bridging visas in Brisbane, refugee advocates say.
At least 25 medevac detainees are expected to be released in Brisbane.(Supplied: Amin Afravi)
A further 25 people at Brisbane Immigration Transit Accommodation have been told they will be freed on Monday, the Refugee Action Coalition says.
RAC spokesman Ian Rintoul says the refugees had all been held at a Kangaroo Point hotel, where 63 were released from in December and January.
He criticised the federal government for…
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