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Nauru doctor: Where did all the millions go?

Nauru doctor: Where did all the millions go?

Chris Jones was kicked off Nauru for treating his patients with too much care. He believes he was interrupting Nauru politicians’ business model.

  • by Michael Bachelard, Nick McKenzie and Amelia Ballinger

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Minister invokes corruption watchdog over offshore detention scandal

Minister invokes corruption watchdog over offshore detention scandal

Home Affairs Minister Clare O’Neil said claims of improper use of taxpayer dollars by companies contracted by the department were deeply concerning.

  • by Angus Thompson
Offshore detention scandal to send aftershocks across the Pacific

Offshore detention scandal to send aftershocks across the Pacific

The exposure of suspect payments and allegations of bribery and money laundering in the offshore detention program imperils Australia’s position as a trusted influence among Pacific nations.

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Terminally ill WA man wins fight to stop deportation to country he doesn’t know

Terminally ill WA man wins fight to stop deportation to country he doesn’t know

Robert Taylor was diagnosed with cancer while awaiting deportation back to a country he left when he was 10 months old. He will be allowed to return home to Manjimup.

  • by Rebecca Peppiatt
‘Lawful but lacking humanity’: Judge rules on hotel detention of refugees

‘Lawful but lacking humanity’: Judge rules on hotel detention of refugees

Refugee Mostafa Azimitabar sued the federal government over his lengthy detention in two Melbourne hotels, arguing it was unlawful to keep him there.

  • by Bianca Hall
‘A facility in crisis’: Advocates lash WA premier amid call for change at Banksia Hill

‘A facility in crisis’: Advocates lash WA premier amid call for change at Banksia Hill

Experts expressed anger and shock at the premier’s comments that fetal alcohol spectrum disorder was used as “an excuse” for inmates’ actions at Banksia Hill.

  • by Holly Thompson
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These offshore detention photos are harrowing. But they’re not real

These offshore detention photos are harrowing. But they’re not real

Social justice legal firm Maurice Blackburn has used artificial intelligence to illustrate the alleged experiences of detainees on Nauru and Manus islands.

  • by Amber Schultz
‘He’ll kill himself’: Kids fight to stop dad being deported to UK

‘He’ll kill himself’: Kids fight to stop dad being deported to UK

WA man Robert Taylor could be days away from being sent back to a country he last lived in as a baby.

  • by Rebecca Peppiatt
Teenager with autism ‘treated like a dog’ in Banksia Hill

Teenager with autism ‘treated like a dog’ in Banksia Hill

The girl’s disturbing experience in the facility has been detailed in material filed with the Federal Court as part of a class action against the WA government.

  • by Tim Dornin
The story of New Zealand deportees
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The story of New Zealand deportees

Since 2015 Australia has deported thousands of people to New Zealand. This is how New Zealand organisations are responding to the influx.

McGowan accuses activists of ‘not listening’ after $63 million youth detention promise

McGowan accuses activists of ‘not listening’ after $63 million youth detention promise

High-profile attendees of last week’s 90-minute Banksia Hill crisis meeting at the premier’s office have offered differing views to the government of how the meeting went.

  • by Hamish Hastie