Overview

• Parliament approved amendments to the Migration Act that remove natural justice protections for specified removal decisions and validate earlier visa cancellations.
• Officials told a Senate inquiry the agreement includes about A$408 million upfront and roughly A$70 million annually, totaling an estimated A$2.5 billion over three decades.
• Home Affairs officials said most funds will sit in a jointly governed trust with potential clawback mechanisms, depending on how many people Nauru accepts.
• The full memorandum with Nauru has not been released, the prime minister declined to detail terms, and a Senate bid to force tabling of the document failed.
• Immigration officials said Nauru will decide who it accepts from a cohort of up to 354 people, rights groups condemned the plan and new laws, and a recent High Court loss by an Iraqi man leaves further legal avenues open in the Federal Court.