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'Labor spokesperson for youth affairs Josh Willie said they did not support closing the centre but does support a change in approach. "It's not Labor policy to close Ashley but it is time for Tasmania to have a conversation about its approach to youth detention," he said. "It takes a huge proportion of the youth justice budget and there needs to be more of a focus on therapeutic and restorative justice."'

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