The triumph of cruelty in Australias asylum seeker policy

Published: June 28, 2023, 3 p.m.

b'The last refugee has now been evacuated from Nauru. Yet the Australian-run detention centre remains \\u2018ready to receive and process\\u2019 any new unauthorised maritime arrivals at an annual cost of $350m. Guardian Australia chief political correspondent Paul Karp and reporter Eden Gillespie tell Jane Lee about what refugees and asylum seekers detained for more than a decade make of the decision, and what it means for Australia\\u2019s deterrence policy'