Immigration costs for Australia could reach more than a billion dollars over the next three years.

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison poses for photographs on the jetty at Christmas Island in March 2019 (AAP).

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison poses for photographs on the jetty at Christmas Island in March 2019 (AAP). Source: AAP

With hundreds of people still on Papua New Guinea and Nauru, refugee advocacy groups say the failure to resettle them could end up costing more than a billion dollars over the next three years.


Why do human rights advocacy groups say the economic case for ending offshore processing is compelling?  Why do both major parties support offshore processing even though it is expensive?  What are the Medivac laws and why are they in dispute?

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