Australia spends $9.6 million per asylum seeker while Nauru detainees skip meals
Australia spent $9.6 million per asylum seeker on Nauru's offshore processing center last year, yet over 100 detainees report skipping meals as a $260 fortnightly government allowance proves insufficient. A survey found all but one of 78 people surveyed cannot afford adequate food, with imported vegetables costing three times Australian prices. Detainees face rice shortages and remain banned from working.
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Published 20 Jul 2026, 04:43 UTC · Updated 20 Jul 2026, 05:01 UTC
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