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Australia to deport criminals to offshore immigration site following court decision
Nauru President David Adeang (left) and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese shake hands at Parliament House in Canberra, December 9, 2024

AUSTRALIA will deport three criminals to Nauru even though they are not citizens of the Pacific island nation under a scheme to offshore immigrants.  

The move follows a court ruling that dangerous immigrants can no longer be detained indefinitely.

Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke said on Sunday that three “violent offenders” had been issued 30-year Nauru visas.

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