Stateless, which highlights the harsh conditions experienced at immigration detention centres in Australia, is partly based on real life events. Rau is a German-born Australian-citizen, who was unlawfully detained in an immigration centre in Australia for 10 months from 2004. How did she end up in an immigration detention centre? From there, Rau was transferred to the Baxter Immigration Detention Centre in South Australia, where she stayed for 10 months. The detention centre in South Australia where Rau was held was eventually shut down, with the remaining detainees transferred to other detention centres.

Source: Daily Mirror July 11, 2020 18:00 UTC