
Australia signs deal to send immigrants to Nauru
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Sydney: Australia has announced an agreement with the tiny Pacific nation Nauru enabling it to send hundreds of immigrants to the barren island. Th...
Sydney: Australia has announced an agreement with the tiny Pacific nation Nauru enabling it to send hundreds of immigrants to the barren island.
The deal affects more than 220 immigrants in Australia, including some convicted of serious crimes.
Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke signed the memorandum of understanding on a visit to Nauru, the government said in a statement Friday.
"It contains undertakings for the proper treatment and long-term residence of people who have no legal right to stay in Australia, to be received in Nauru," it said.
"Australia will provide funding to underpin this arrangement and support Nauru's long-term economic resilience."













