Immigration minister attacks media

Peter Dutton, Australia’s immigration minister, says he will not “be defamed” by media coverage of the country’s offshore detention centres. Mr Dutton has accused The Guardian and Australian Broadcasting Corp. of trivialising allegations relating to treatment of asylum seekers. The Guardian last week published more than 2,000 leaked reports from the immigration centre on Nauru. […]

Peter Dutton, Australia’s immigration minister, says he will not “be defamed” by media coverage of the country’s offshore detention centres.
Mr Dutton has accused The Guardian and Australian Broadcasting Corp. of trivialising allegations relating to treatment of asylum seekers.
The Guardian last week published more than 2,000 leaked reports from the immigration centre on Nauru.
These revealed widespread abuse and trauma among asylum seekers.