The Divine Word Missionaries have farewelled the group of young asylum seekers who had been living at the Janssen Spirituality Centre in Boronia, after the federal government chose not to renew the contract for their care.
Director of the JSC, Fr Nick de Groot says the government’s decision not to renew the contract, and to remove the young men was a shock.
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