Darwin CBD hotel quietly turned into detention centre for illegal fishers

Darwin Hotel Transformed Into Detention Site as Illegal Fishing Arrests Soar

A hotel in central Darwin has been repurposed into a temporary detention facility to manage a sharp rise in the number of Indonesian nationals apprehended for illegal fishing in northern Australian waters. The Frontier Hotel, located in the city’s inner suburbs, is now closed to the public and staffed by uniformed personnel from MTC, a private contractor overseeing the site. Notices at the hotel’s entrance restrict access to authorised individua…

Illegal foreign fishers detained in Darwin hotel

Foreign nationals accused of fishing illegally in Australia's northern waters are being held under guard at a hotel in Darwin's CBD. The make-shift detention facility is housing Indonesians.as they wait for their case to be heard in court.

Hotel taken over to detain illegal Indonesian fishers

A city hotel has been turned into a detention centre to cope with a surge in the number of Indonesians caught illegally fishing in Australia's northern waters.

Darwin CBD hotel quietly turned into detention centre for illegal fishers

The Frontier Hotel in Darwin has been stood up as a makeshift detention centre for alleged illegal foreign fishers, amid a surge in vessels caught in northern Australian waters.