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Alex Mitchell

UNCOVERED: Appalling spend on offshore processing - Caught on Camera

Refugee advocates are dismayed that Labor has allocated an extra $150m for offshore processing. (Steven Saphore/AAP PHOTOS) (AAP)

Australia will spend an extra $150 million on offshore processing this financial year in a budget that's been widely panned by refugee advocates.

Treasurer Jim Chalmers' first budget saw offshore processing funding jump to $632.5m, a move that's been labelled "deeply disappointing".

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