Economic and emotional cost of offshore processing too great: report

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

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Refugee advocacy groups warn Australia's offshore detention policy could cost a further 1.2 billion dollars over the next three years.

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