Gillard unimpressed by detainee brawls

Anyone found to have acted violently at a Darwin detention centre should be dealt
with by the law, Prime Minister Julia Gillard says.
The Department of Immigration has confirmed two small groups of asylum seekers
fought in two incidents at the Darwin Immigration Detention Centre on Wednesday
morning.
But it denied reports that 100 of the 450 asylum seekers at the centre were involved
in a riot, saying they were onlookers.
Ms Gillard said she had been advised about the incident and the security company
running the centre had responsibility for ensuring it ran properly.
"Of course anybody breaking the law should feel the full force of the law," she told
reporters in Sydney on Friday.
"I've got no tolerance for violence."
Opposition immigration spokesman Scott Morrison said the government should not try
to sweep the issue under the carpet during the election campaign.
He told reporters in Perth it was important to know exactly what happened and he
would be seeking a briefing from the Department of Immigration at the first
opportunity.
"This can't be allowed to be swept under the carpet in the middle of an election
campaign. We want to know what happened," he said.
Mr Morrison said he believed some of the asylum seekers were expressing frustration
that they had not been accepted into Australia, despite paying people smugglers.
He said the asylum seeker issue was "out of hand" under the Labor government and
causing too many riots.
The department denied reports a security guard at the centre broke an arm during the
violence, saying the guard suffered bruising.