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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Ben Doherty

FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Refugees held offshore plead with australia to be moved saying every day is suffering - The Untold Story

Aerial view of Nauru
Refugees held on Nauru, pictured, and Papua New Guinea have told a parliamentary inquiry of struggling and suffering under Australia’s offshore processing regime. Photograph: Rémi Chauvin/The Guardian

Refugees held in offshore processing by Australia have appealed directly to the government to get them off the islands where they have been held for a decade.

In submissions to a parliamentary inquiry into the Evacuation to Safety Bill – set to be debated this week – refugees on Nauru and Papua New Guinea told the government “every day is a struggle and suffering”.

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