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Asylum seekers sent to Nauru by Australian government only months after last detainees were removed

Exclusive: Guardian Australia understands the group – believed to be 11 people – was intercepted in September and taken to the Pacific nation

The Guardian - AU

Morning Mail: Attempt to call off Nauru bribery case; Byron Airbnb cap delay; death at flooded Burning Man

Authorities accused of mishandling Nauru bribery investigation; NSW officials mull over proposed cap on Airbnbs in Byron

The Guardian - AU

Queensland company accused of bribery in Nauru says charge should be dropped as fair trial ‘impossible’

Lawyers for Getax Australia say ‘unjustified and inexplicable delays’ from the prosecution mean evidence has been lost and essential witnesses have died

The Guardian - AU

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Dutton wasn’t told details of Bhojani bribery investigation as it was not ‘custom and practice’, AFP tells estimates

Federal police say they did not tell then home affairs minister name of man who was subject of Nauru investigation or that department had contracts with him

The Guardian - AU

AFP concedes it was incorrect to say Peter Dutton received briefing on Bhojani foreign bribery matter

ACT chief police officer Neil Gaughan says ‘Mr Dutton was not briefed in relation to Radiance International or Mr Bhojani’

The Guardian - AU

Labor launches inquiry into home affairs procurement after ‘serious issues’ with Nauru contracts

The home affairs minister, Clare O’Neil, says revelations about contracts with company linked to a foreign bribery case ‘merit detailed and thorough examination’

The Guardian - AU

Home affairs may have misled Senate over Nauru contracts linked to man convicted over bribery

Exclusive: Department claimed accommodation contracts with companies linked to Mozammil Gulamabbas Bhojani could not be cancelled – despite containing termination clauses

The Guardian - AU

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Countries at loggerheads over the future of deep sea mining

Nations opposed to deep sea mineral mining and those in favour of exploiting the oceans’ depths butted heads in Jamaica on Wednesday

The Hindu

How do tech bros plan to ride out Armageddon? Living it up on their private islands

‘Effective altruist’ Sam Bankman-Fried supposedly wanted to buy the Pacific state of Nauru to build a doomsday bunker. Meanwhile, in the real world, quite a few other things need fixing, writes Arwa Mahdawi

The Guardian - UK

Bankman-Fried planned to buy Nauru and build apocalypse bunker – lawsuit

Lawsuit filed against FTX founder, 31, includes memo that detailed plans to purchase Pacific island in case world came to an end

The Guardian - US

Mining the seabed for clean-tech minerals could destroy ecosystems. Will it get the green light?

A little-known organisation is meeting this week in a conference centre in Jamaica. The rules the International Seabed Authority (ISA) are drafting could have immense impact.

The Conversation

Nauru prepares to mine deep seas in big climate controversy

Nauru sees rare earth metals as key to the green transition. But mining them could threaten vital marine ecosystems.

Al Jazeera

Future of deep-sea mining hangs in balance as opposition grows

Ireland and Sweden join countries calling for moratorium on extraction of metals from seabed as UN-backed authority prepares for crucial talks

The Guardian - UK

After the Morrison government, we hoped for a new way on refugees. Instead it is a brutal business as usual

The last refugee is off Nauru, but Australians will still pay $350m a year to keep the island’s detention centre ready for future arrivals

The Guardian - AU

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Australia brings its last refugee on the Pacific island of Nauru to its mainland

Australia's government, which announced earlier this month that it would be moving refugees off of Nauru, confirmed to media that it will pay $350 million annually to keep the Nauru facility open.

Al Jazeera

Last refugee held on Nauru arrives in Australia

While offshore policy is being wound down, campaigners say ‘dark chapter’ will not end until last refugees leave PNG.

Bangkok Post

Australia to spend millions on empty refugee hub

Australia will continue funding its controversial offshore detention processing centre on the Pacific island of Nauru even as the facility’s remaining refugees leave, in an effort to dissuade people-smugglers from sending boats to the country, according to local media.

The Guardian - AU

Australia to move last refugee from offshore processing on Nauru – but its cruelty and cost are not over

Despite the ostensible end to offshore processing on the Pacific island, the architecture and ‘inhuman’ policy remain

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Al Jazeera

Families seek UN help over Australia’s notorious refugee policies

Families forced apart by offshore scheme argue Australia has breached its international humanitarian obligations.

The Canberra Times

Refugee's hard road to Canberra and freedom

Zerghona Jawadi's extraordinary story of trial and triumph.

The Guardian - AU

‘My wife thinks I have a beautiful life’: refugees face uncertain future as Australia clears Nauru

Ali has not told his family he has been on Nauru for 10 years. As Labor plans to empty the island of refugees by 30 June, he and others still wait to live freely

The Guardian - AU

Morning Mail: Trump pleads not guilty, last asylum seekers may leave Nauru, crocodile serial killer

Former US president denies hoarding classified documents in dramatic court appearance; Queensland police hunt for reptile slayer

The Guardian - AU

Morning Mail: millions paid to corrupt Nauru businessman, Tina Turner dies, renewable zones delayed

Morrison government paid man convicted of bribing two Nauruan officials; renewable energy projects pushed back; tributes flow for 1980s rock legend

The Guardian - AU

Morrison government paid corrupt businessman millions for offshore processing on Nauru

Mozammil Gulamabbas Bhojani was convicted of bribing two Nauruan officials with more than $120,000

The Guardian - AU

Manus Island and Nauru: previously unseen testimony and AI imagery reveal ‘unimaginable’ part of Australian history

The witness statements were collected during more than 300 hours of interviews with refugees as part of a now discontinued pro bono class action

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