About half the asylum seekers in detention on Manus Island and Nauru are suffering from significant depression, stress or anxiety, according to clinical assessments.

Their situation is worse than for those in detention on the mainland and on Christmas Island, where a third are suffering major mental health problems, the assessments reveal.

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