Australia sued over asylum seekers' healthcare
A class action case is being brought against the Australian government citing inadequate provision of healthcare for asylum seekers detained on Christmas Island.
The case has been filed with a six year old asylum seeker as the main plaintiff, at Victoria's Supreme Court.
"It seeks compensation for injuries as well as Court orders that the government and the Minister for Immigration provide the medical care that injured asylum seekers require," the law firm Maurice Blackburn, said in a statement.
Many Tamils from the North-East of Sri Lanka are being detained on Christmas Island, after fleeing the country by boat.