Nauru processing laws pass Senate

As the Gillard Government finalises preparations to send asylum seekers offshore, Nauru has revealed that some could be on the island for five years.

Opposition demands asylum seeker move — The opposition wants Labor to take immediate action to allow asylum seekers to be sent to Nauru.

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Published 12 September 2012 8:13pm

Updated 24 February 2015 5:10pm

By Richard Davis

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As the Gillard Government finalises preparations to send asylum seekers offshore, Nauru has revealed that some could be on the island for five years.

The way is now clear for the first asylum seekers to be sent there after Parliament passed the legislative authority, reports Richard Davis in Canberra.

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