Authorities respond as three detainees scale Banksia Hill Detention Centre roof

ABC News Australia · Keane Bourke · 2026-11-06 11:23 UTC

Aerial footage shows damage to parts of the Banksia Hill Detention Centre, including to windows and an air conditioning unit, after three detainees climbed to the roof at Perth's youth detention facility.

Three detainees at Perth's Banksia Hill Detention Centre have scaled the facility's roof, almost a year after the last major incident at the centre.

Aerial footage from Friday evening showed damage to the centre, including two windows, part of the roof and an air conditioning unit.

One of the detainees threw what appeared to be a brick to the ground at one stage.

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