Rudd shoots down detention centre report - ABC News
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd says there are no secret plans to increase the number of people that can be housed on Christmas Island.
The Australian newspaper is reporting that the Government has begun a secret audit of the island after predicting the detainee population will rise to 5,000 in four years time.
But Mr Rudd says the report is wrong.
"My advice is that the report in The Australian is incorrect. My advice is that around 2,040 people can currently be accommodated on Christmas Island," he said.
"Work is under way as we've already indicated, on a new 400 bed additional facility in the main detention centre which would expand the capacity to about 2,300 people and beyond that, no other plans exist."
Just putting it on the record, again. We know statements like this often end up biting them on the bum eventually!
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