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Apr 2022
38m 32s

The Indonesian children Australia wrongl...

The Guardian
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In 2009, during the highly charged political climate around border protection, Indonesian children were wrongly jailed in Australia as adult people smugglers. This week the Western Australia court of appeal overturned their convictions and found ‘a substantial miscarriage of justice has occurred’. Reporter Christopher Knaus breaks down the now-discredited me ... Show More
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