The first children's commissioner to speak freely with teenage asylum seekers in an Australian immigration detention centre has warned they are bored, uncertain and in danger of suffering poor mental health.
Tasmanian Commissioner for Children Aileen Ashford says the 137 unaccompanied minors held at the Pontville centre, 30km north of Hobart, fear they will 'go mental'.
Ms Ashford became the first children's commissioner in the country to be given free access to young asylum seekers when she visited the facility late last month.
Mental health fear for detention kids
The first children's commissioner to speak freely with teenage asylum seekers in an Australian immigration detention centre has wa...