Our host Julie Macken is back to discuss with us again campaigning for a Royal Commission into Immigration Detention. Specifically, making direct mention of Minister Andrew Giles announcing yet another Parliamentary Inquiry into Immigration Detention. Julie then discusses how a Parliamentary Inquiry does not necessarily have the powers of a Royal Commission. A Royal Commission has the power to compel corporations to produce financial documents, a Parliamentary Inquiry does not. A Royal Commission has the power to compel corporations to produce financial documents, a Parliamentary Inquiry does not. A Royal Commission has the power to protect, a Parliamentary Inquiry does not. A Royal Commission has the power to influence corporation, a Parliamentary Inquiry does not. A Royal Commission into Immigration Detention is the perfect solution.

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