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Australia defends plan to send deportees to tiny Pacific nation of Nauru
Australia's $2.5 billion deal aims to resettle convicted non-citizens in Nauru over 30 years despite human rights concerns over medical care and local capacity.
- On Sunday, Australia defended a $2.5 billion deal to deport hundreds of non-citizens to Nauru over the next 30 years, signed by Australia's centre-left Labor government in September.
- The deal targets people denied refugee visas because of criminal convictions, while Nauru business owners and community workers told Reuters they have mixed feelings about the plan.
- Nauru will receive A$400 million upfront and A$70 million annually, relying heavily on an Australian-funded processing centre that provided A$200 million last year.
- Human Rights Watch said asylum seekers transferred to Nauru died from medical neglect and suicide, while Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke said Sunday he personally inspected Nauru's accommodation and health facilities and found standards good.
- Thirty-Year visas will grant deportees work rights in Nauru, a country of 12,000 people on 21 square km, while critics say the plan revives claims Australia is 'dumping' refugees in small island states.
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Australia defends plan to send deportees to tiny Pacific nation of Nauru
Australia on Sunday defended a A$2.5 billion ($1.62 billion) deal to deport hundreds of non-citizens to the tiny Pacific nation of Nauru over the next 30 years, a plan criticised by human rights groups.
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The Australian government on Sunday defended a 2.5 billion Australian dollar (1.38 billion euros) program to deport hundreds of migrants with serious criminal records to the tiny Pacific island nation of Nauru over 30 years, a plan that has been heavily criticized by human rights groups. The center-left Labor government signed a deal with Nauru in September to resettle those deported for criminal convictions, reigniting claims that Australia is …
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