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Costs revealed for transfer, deportation of asylum seekers

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Rohingya refugees leaving Nauru for the US in February 2018

Rohingya refugees leaving Nauru for the US in February 2018 Source: AAP

Figures obtained by SBS under Freedom of Information laws show the Australian government spent $78 million on the air transfer and deportation of asylum seekers last financial year. The figures highlight the ongoing cost of managing Australia's offshore and onshore immigration-detention arrangements.

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By Hande Ergen, Jarni Blakkarly

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Figures obtained by SBS under Freedom of Information laws show the Australian government spent $78 million on the air transfer and deportation of asylum seekers last financial year. The figures highlight the ongoing cost of managing Australia's offshore and onshore immigration-detention arrangements.

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