Activists will take to Brisbane’s Home Affairs office this afternoon to protest the continued detention of refugees and asylum seekers in hotels across the country, after six detainees at Melbourne’s Park Hotel tested positive for COVID-19.
Australian Border Force says protocols are in place to deal with the outbreak.
The protest, kicking off at 3pm today, will argue these measures are not enough to manage the risk to detainees, many of whom are already immuno-compromised.
Protesters say the refugees and asylum seekers must be released from detention centres for adequate protection against COVID.