Father tried to kill himself when son was cured of TB as doctors over-ruled by immigration

By Amy Corderoy and Nicole Hasham
Updated October 24 2015 - 10:18am, first published October 12 2015 - 3:39pm
Paediatrician Dr David Isaacs was moved to tears when describing to the ABC's 7:30 the fate he witnessed for patients on Nauru. Photo: ABC
Paediatrician Dr David Isaacs was moved to tears when describing to the ABC's 7:30 the fate he witnessed for patients on Nauru. Photo: ABC
'Systematic child abuse sanctioned by the government': AMA president Brian Owler.   Photo: Andrew Meares
'Systematic child abuse sanctioned by the government': AMA president Brian Owler. Photo: Andrew Meares

Imagine your child caught tuberculosis, a potentially deadly infection attacking their growing lungs.

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