NEWS.com.au gave a detailed description of various methods of attempted suicide and self-harm by Baxter Detention Centre detainees on 11.09.05.

SANE Australia wrote to NEWS.com.au on 22.09.05 urging the avoidance of detailed reporting of methods of self-harm to reduce the potential for imitation. SANE Australia also urged the inclusion of helpline numbers to encourage help-seeking behaviour in readers.