Australia spent more than $9m for each asylum seeker held on Nauru last year – so why can’t they afford to buy food?
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Australia spent over $9 million per asylum seeker held on Nauru last financial year, yet a survey by the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre found that most of the more than 100 people there cannot afford enough food or clean water, with many skipping meals. The asylum seekers are waiting indefinitely for their claims to be processed. The situation highlights the high cost and poor conditions of Australia's offshore processing policy.
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$9m per person annual cost is extraordinarily high.
The Australian government spent the equivalent of more than $9m per person last financial year.
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Most refugees and asylum seekers held in Nauru’s detention centres say they cannot afford to buy enough food or access clean drinking water.
The Guardian- $9m per person annual cost is extraordinarily high.
- Asylum seekers skipping meals due to lack of funds.
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Loaded language removedMany of the more than 100 people awaiting processing on Nauru are eating fewer meals due to financial constraints, a survey found
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Most refugees and asylum seekers held in Nauru’s detention centres say they cannot afford to buy enough food or access clean drinking water.
The GuardianMore than 100 people have been sent indefinitely to Nauru while they wait for their asylum claims to be processed.
The GuardianMany of the asylum seekers say they are skipping meals to make ends meet.
The GuardianThe Australian government spent the equivalent of more than $9m per person last financial year.
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