The last remaining refugee children detained by Australia on the remote Pacific island of Nauru are being moved to other countries, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Sunday, following criticism of Canberra\u2019s harsh treatment of asylum-seekers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Under a policy meant to deter would-be asylum-seekers from reaching Australia by boat, Canberra sends arrivals to Pacific camps, where they await the processing of their applications. But there has been growing domestic and international pressure on the government to move children held in the offshore island camps, following reports of serious health problems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cEvery asylum-seeker child has now been removed from Nauru or has had their claim processed and has a clear path off the island,\u201d Morrison said in a joint statement with Immigration Minister David Coleman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThere are now only four asylum seeker children on Nauru and they have all been approved for departure to the United States of America with their families,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Canberra says the policy discourages asylum-seekers from embarking on dangerous sea voyages, and that it has managed to halt the flood of boat arrivals that characterised previous governments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Public polls have also shown that Australians want children and their families transferred off Nauru, although the tough policy remains popular with Morrison\u2019s right-wing base.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There are another estimated 600 men in transition centres on Papua New Guinea\u2019s Manus Island after the camp there was closed in 2017, according to refugee advocates.Canberra bars the refugees from resettling in Australia and instead tries to send them to third countries like the US.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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