Article 6G4GN Lawyers welcome government’s decision to settle negligence case of infant detained on Nauru

Lawyers welcome government’s decision to settle negligence case of infant detained on Nauru

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Mostafa Rachwani
from World news | The Guardian on (#6G4GN)

The child became sick in 2018 when two years old, but it took a court order to fly her to Australia for treatment

Lawyers have welcomed a landmark" confidential settlement in Australia's federal court for a child refugee who became seriously ill on Nauru.

It is the first resolution among more than 50 claims filed against the commonwealth in the federal court seeking compensation for alleged negligence in the healthcare provided to refugees detained on Nauru.

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