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"Australia has commenced its $2.5bn deal with Nauru to offload more than 350
people from the NZYQ cohort after the home affairs minister, Tony Burke,
confirmed the first arrival had landed on the tiny Pacific island last week.
Burke said Nauruan authorities had confirmed the arrival on Friday, as reported
by the
ABC, triggering the first yearly instalment of $408m.
“When someone’s visa is cancelled they should leave,” Burke said in a
statement.
No further information is known about the man’s case or circumstances at this
stage.
The deal between Australia and Nauru is expected to last 30 years and will
allow Australia to apply for 30-year long-term visas on behalf of the cohort to
enable their deportation from the country.
Around $20m of the first instalment will become immediately available for the
Nauruan government to “facilitate the settlement”, while the remaining $388m
will go into a sovereign trust fund, which is expected to include board members
from both the Nauruan and Australian governments.
Nauru’s trust fund will receive a further $70m each year from Australia as part
of the deal, totalling more than $2.5bn across the three decades.
Details of the agreement remain a secret, subject to a public interest immunity
claim. But home affairs department officials claim those sent to Nauru, many of
whom have been found to be refugees, will be able to live freely within the
community and cannot be sent to another country, where they could face
persecution in a situation known as chain refoulement."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
