Australia spent more than $9m for each asylum seeker held on Nauru last year – so why can’t they afford to buy food?
The Budapest hotel houses some of the asylum seekers and refugees sent to Nauru while they await processing. The ASRC survey includes reports of substandard accommodation facilities. Photograph: SuppliedView image in fullscreenThe Budapest hotel houses some of the asylum seekers and refugees sent to Nauru while they await processing.
- ▪The Budapest hotel houses some of the asylum seekers and refugees sent to Nauru while they await processing.
- ▪The ASRC survey includes reports of substandard accommodation facilities.
- ▪Photograph: SuppliedView image in fullscreenThe Budapest hotel houses some of the asylum seekers and refugees sent to Nauru while they await processing.
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The Budapest hotel houses some of the asylum seekers and refugees sent to Nauru while they await processing. The ASRC survey includes reports of substandard accommodation facilities. Photograph: SuppliedView image in fullscreenThe Budapest hotel houses some of the asylum seekers and refugees sent to Nauru while they await processing. The ASRC survey includes reports of substandard accommodation facilities. Photograph: SuppliedNauruAustralia spent more than $9m for each asylum seeker held on Nauru last year – so why can’t they afford to buy food?Many of the more than 100 people awaiting processing on the tiny Pacific island are skipping meals to make ends meet, a new survey has found Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news…
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