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Ethan James

Youth detention replacement may not meet deadline

A Tasmanian youth detention centre where abuse was uncovered will be staying open past July 2026. (Ethan James/AAP PHOTOS)

The closure of Tasmania's troubled youth detention centre could be pushed back, with the state government conceding the construction of a replacement may not meet its deadline. 

An inquiry into child sexual abuse in government institutions deemed the Ashley Youth Detention Centre a "live" risk to children in its September final report. 

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