Nauru better option than ever: opposition
“My understanding from Scott – who has visited the island before – is that it could be up and running again within a matter of weeks at relatively low cost and the point I keep making is that this is a much smarter option than Malaysia when it comes to the processing of boat people,” Mr Abbott said.
The West Australian
Nauru is a better option for detaining asylum seekers now than it was when the detention centre was established a decade ago, the federal opposition says.
Opposition Leader Tony Abbott and his immigration spokesman Scott Morrison are in the tiny Pacific Island nation to meet president Marcus Stephen and examine the former detention centre.
Mr Abbott wants to reopen the facility there – first set up by the Howard government – as an alternative to the government’s Malaysian refugee swap deal.
Before touring the centre on Sunday, Mr Abbott said he was looking forward to having “a good, long, hard look” at the processing centre.
