The Federal Government has struck a $400 million deal with Nauru that it says paves the way for deportation of the so-called N-Z-Y-Q cohort.
The announcement has been met with outrage from advocates, human rights lawyers, and the Greens.
FILE - Australian Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke, right, listens to Indonesian Coordinating Minister for Legal, Human Rights, Immigration and Correctional Affairs, Yusril Ihza Mahendra, during a news conference after their meeting in Jakarta, Indonesia, Dec. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana, File) Source: AP / Tatan Syuflana/AP