‘Nothing secret’ about the $400m Nauru deportation plan, says Anthony Albanese

Amid backbench and opposition criticism, the prime minister says non-citizens do not have a legitimate' reason to stay in Australia

Anthony Albanese has insisted there's nothing secret" about a $400m deal with Nauru to offload hundreds of non-citizens to the tiny Pacific island as questions mount over the agreement's fine print.

The Albanese government quietly announced the news on Friday evening without attaching a dollar figure to the deal, nor providing details of the agreement between the nations.