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The Law Council of Australia has today called for asylum seeker children and their families to be removed from Nauru as a matter of urgency.

Law Council of Australia President Morry Bailes said: "Removing asylum seeker children from Nauru is not just medically necessary, it is also consistent with Australia’s obligations under domestic and international law."

"Long-term, indefinite detention on Nauru is simply no place for any child. The Australian Government, in recognising this simple truth, should act with the appropriate urgency,” Mr Bailes said.

View the media release here.