Curtin Immigration Detention Centre is an Australian immigration detention facility in the Kimberley in

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at 17°36'14.58"S 123°49'14.28"E. Curtin was described by former Immigration minister,

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, as the country's "most primitive" processing centre. It was shut down by the Howard Government following a riot in 2002 but was re-opened in 2010 by its successor - the Rudd-Gillard Government. Being run by Serco Asia Pacific who also run Villawood and other detention centres in Australia. The controversial move has been seen by commentators as a reversal by the

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of its policy towards detention.

Notable Detainees

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Iraqi asylum seeker and pioneering Osteointegration surgeon, and human rights activist. Abdul Hekmat, Hazara refugee and journalist contributing to

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magazine,

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and

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, among other publications.

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Remote Curtin detention centre was closed for a reason
Immigration detention centres and prisons of Australia Private prisons in Australia Kimberley (Western Australia) {{Australia-law-stub

Notable Detainees

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