Overview

• The government has a A$400 million deal with Nauru to receive about 280 non-citizens, with further ongoing funding reported.
• New legislation would exclude natural justice from third‑country removal decisions and retrospectively validate visa actions taken before the NZYQ ruling.
• Home Affairs officials have indicated more than 75,000 people without valid visas and about 4,500 on bridging visa E could fall within the bill’s reach.
• Legal and rights groups, including the Law Council and Human Rights Watch, warn the measures strip fundamental protections and risk harm given documented abuses on Nauru.
• Parliament is set to fast‑track the bill with Coalition support at a brief committee hearing, as court and UN actions proceed in individual cases linked to planned transfers.