Number of Woomera detainees - 19 Dec 2001
SBS Day Editor
Your report on the Woomera IRPC unrest on 19 December quoted a grossly inaccurate number of detainees in the centre.
There are presently 928 detainees in Woomera, not 3000 as quoted in the World News Tonight story.
Facts on immigration-related issues can be checked by contacting Department of Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs Public Affairs on (02) 6264 2244.
Stewart Foster
Director Public Affairs