Woomera, South Australia Immigration Detention Centre, and the return of the site to the ADF, Woomera West was redesigned, altered, and re-established as a secure defence garrison support facility and renamed 'Camp Rapier'. It is now frequently used by the Australian Army and squadrons of the RAAF's Airfield Defence Guards as a base camp for specialized training and testing activities. It also has had a detachment of Australian Air Force Cadets from South Australia stay there. Post-2003, the village population stabilized at about 400, but has subsequently dropped to around 150-200. When the RAAF assumed operational command of Woomera in 1999, there was
Immigration detention in Australia The current immigration detention program has been viewed as detrimental to Australia's interests in three ways: (1) the people subjected to the detention programs endure inhumane conditions, (2) those working in the detention centres often subjected to emotionally jarring situations and (3) Australia's reputation as a fair and just nation has been eroded or fractured. The government often cites deterrence to frame the context in which their policies operate, Timing is also of concern, with many refugees and asylum seekers reporting being detained for several years before receiving status determination from the government. While the immigration detention program draws some