Article 6C67Q Australia to transport last asylum seekers off Nauru within weeks, refugees say

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

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Eden Gillespie
from World news | The Guardian on (#6C67Q)

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

The Australian government is expected to move all remaining refugees and asylum seekers off Nauru by the end of the month, more than a decade after offshore processing restarted on the Pacific Island nation.

But Australia will retain an enduring" capacity for offshore detention on the island indefinitely.

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