Government ordered to compensate asylum seekers over privacy breach

Sally Whyte
Updated January 27 2021 - 5:42pm, first published 12:10pm
The Australian government mistakenly released private details of asylum seekers. Picture: Getty Images
The Australian government mistakenly released private details of asylum seekers. Picture: Getty Images

The Department of Home Affairs has been ordered to pay thousands of asylum seekers compensation after it was found to have breached their privacy.

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Sally Whyte

Sally Whyte

Federal Politics Reporter

I report on a range of issues in federal politics and the public service, with a real passion for how decisions made in Canberra affect the lives of Australians.

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