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The Latest Breaking News from Nauru

Is international law even a thing anymore? Not when it comes to Nauru

The UN Human Rights Committee has twice called out Australia’s treatment of refugees on Nauru. The government — and media — have ignored it.

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Australia breached human rights treaty, UN body rules

Australia remains responsible for the arbitrary detention of refugees and asylum seekers in offshore processing facilities in Nauru, a UN committee has ruled.

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Morning Mail: Dutton’s $23,000 Tamworth flight, inside the Nauru detention centre, Titmus sets new world record

The opposition leader claimed expenses for private jet to News Corp event in Tamworth; new cohort of asylum seekers held on Nauru

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‘What is our future?’: the Nauru detention centre was empty. Now 100 asylum seekers are held there

The number of asylum seekers at the centre has been slowly growing, with fears they will spend years trapped on the island

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Child among asylum seekers returned to country of origin after being sent from Australia to Nauru

Home affairs department confirms eight of the 11 people flown to island nation in September have since returned home

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Lawyers welcome government’s decision to settle negligence case of refugee infant detained on Nauru

The child became sick in 2018 when two years old, but it took a court order to fly her to Australia for treatment

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Canstruct’s $1.8bn boat comes in

A Queensland company owned by a family that has donated tens of thousands of dollars to the Liberal National Party was given a five-year $1.82 billion contract to operate refugee services on Nauru, and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s springtime travel schedule points to an October 14 Voice to Parliament referendum.

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Last refugee on Nauru evacuated as Australian government says offshore processing policy remains

Decention centre on Pacific island ‘ready to receive and process’ any new unauthorised maritime arrivals at an annual cost of $350m

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Australia to transport last asylum seekers off Nauru within weeks, refugees say

Exclusive: Three asylum seekers and refugee advocates say government has flagged a 30 June goal

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Nauru offshore processing to cost Australian taxpayers $485m despite only 22 asylum seekers remaining

Home affairs department officials dispute suggestions this year’s cost amounts to $22m a person

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The budget spending you’re not allowed to know about

From nuclear submarines to Nauru offshore processing costs, the budget contains a lot of omitted expenses.

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David Pocock says offshore asylum seekers ‘victims of our collective political failure’ as evacuation bill defeated

Independent’s comments made in support of proposal to bring to Australia 150 refugees and asylum seekers held in PNG and Nauru

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Refugee children want a future in Australia. So why are they excluded from universities?

Lack of visas mean even those who finish high school and win scholarships can find themselves barred from further studies

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Coalition urged to terminate Canstruct contract to end financial ‘black hole’ on Nauru

There is little sense keeping refugees on island at great expense following New Zealand resettlement deal, human rights groups say

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The Australian government’s argument against sending refugees to New Zealand was always absurd

Despite the take-up of the resettlement offer, nine years after it was first made, the architecture of Australia’s offshore detention policy remains

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Parent company of Nauru offshore operator fails to file reports in apparent breach of corporations law

Asic registers ‘report of misconduct’ against Canstruct owner Rard No 3 for failing to lodge financial reports with the corporate regulator

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Australia records 58 Covid deaths; Hunt says ‘hoarding’ affecting rapid test shortage – as it happened

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Nauru offshore regime to cost Australian taxpayers nearly $220m over next six months

Brisbane firm Canstruct International awarded eighth contract extension to provide ‘garrison and welfare services’ on the island

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