Opposition Leader Tony Abbott claims that during the Howard government's Pacific Solution, 40 per cent of the people sent to Manus Island and Nauru were permanently settled in Australia.

This paper sets out the key clauses of the government contract for health care provision to asylum seekers on Nauru and Manus Island, and examines their adequacy in providing for mental and physical health needs. Introduction With the recent return to processing of asylum seekers in Regional Processing Centres (RPCs) on Nauru and Manus Island...

On 13 August 2012, the Expert Panel on Asylum Seekers released its report containing a suite of measures and recommendations to the Government on how best to deal with asylum seeker issues in the short, medium and long term. One of the short-term measures recommended was a proposal to re-establish offshore processing facilities in Nauru...

Given the relative newness of Nauru to planning and aid management, this review provides an opportunity for Nauru to identify the mistakes of others and progress more quickly to establish systems and processes that promote effective planning, budgeting and oversight and leadership in the management of development cooperation.

This review of the pilot project is for accountability and learning purposes and to determine the effectiveness and efficiency of project activities. The specific objectives are to: (a) build knowledge and understanding of the project to date, including outcomes and impacts (b) assess whether the strategies that PCPI and their partners have adopted to enhance...