Erin Handley and Shaun Turton

 

The Australian government has quietly contracted a new organisation to resettle refugees from Nauru to Cambodia under its controversial A$55 million deal, but confusion shrouds its role, which appears to replicate that of the International Organization for Migration (IOM).

 

Connect Settlement Services, which is contracted by the Department of Immigration and Border Protection and the Australian Border Force to support refugees in Nauru, has been working in Cambodia for the past month.

 

Spokesperson Laurie Nowell said AMES Australia and Queensland-based MDA are both partners with Connect Settlement Services, “which has been contracted to provide settlement services to support people transferred from Nauru to Cambodia”.

 

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Figures quoted from

 

https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/world/kiwis-make-up-largest-group-detainees-in-australian-immigration-detention-centres-new-figures

 

Nationalities in immigration detention in Australia

 

* New Zealand - 199

* Iran - 175

* Vietnam - 142

* Sri Lanka - 94

* China - 87

* Afghanistan - 66

* India - 65

* Bangladesh - 59

* United Kingdom - 53

* Other - 637

(as at June 30, 2016)

Way to go Australia. Like We are your best Buddies still.

8 minutes ago, Kiwiken said:

Figures quoted from

 

https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/world/kiwis-make-up-largest-group-detainees-in-australian-immigration-detention-centres-new-figures

 

Nationalities in immigration detention in Australia

 

* New Zealand - 199

* Iran - 175

* Vietnam - 142

* Sri Lanka - 94

* China - 87

* Afghanistan - 66

* India - 65

* Bangladesh - 59

* United Kingdom - 53

* Other - 637

(as at June 30, 2016)

Way to go Australia. Like We are your best Buddies still.

 

GOLD - NEW ZEALAND!!!!!!

 

Damnn, we're good.