It is unclear if these asylum seekers are still in Australia. In a news conference, Dutton said that there are 51 health professionals currently contracted to provide care to asylum seekers on Nauru. ADADThe law, Dutton said, “was never about bringing people here for medical need because people were already receiving that medical need." It’s uncompassionate.”ADAustralia began detaining migrants and asylum seekers who tried to reach Australia by boat in offshore centers in 2013. Morrison’s government has insisted that allowing asylum seekers to be medically evacuated to Australia put the country’s national security at risk.

Source: Washington Post December 04, 2019 19:56 UTC