Banksia Hill youth detention damage bill could reach $30m

2023-05-16 1,656

The damage bill from last week's riot at the Banksia Hill Detention Centre in Perth is being estimated at an eye-watering $30 million. WA's Opposition says taxpayers shouldn't have to foot the bill for something the government should have seen coming, but the Premier says any blame should be squarely directed at the detainees involved.