China expresses ‘grave concern’ as internal documents reveal suicide warning before death in Melbourne immigration detention

<p><strong>Exclusive:</strong> Serious questions raised about whether Chinese citizen was properly monitored at centre run by US prison giant</p><ul><li><p>Get our <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl">breaking news email</a>, <a href="https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3">free app</a> or <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl">daily news podcast</a></p></li></ul><p>The US private prison company running Australia’s immigration system was warned that a newly detained Chinese citizen expressed suicidal ideation and had a history of self-harm less than 24 hours before she died by suicide in a Melbourne detention centre, internal documents show.</p><p>The death has raised serious questions about whether the detainee was properly monitored and whether she was placed in an appropriate room, given her state of mind.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/aug/10/woman-who-took-her-own-life-in-melbourne-detention-centre-was-known-suicide-risk-documents-reveal-ntwnfb">Continue reading...</a>