Greens secure inquiry into Labor’s secret offshore deals with Nauru and PNG
Greens secure inquiry into Labor’s secret offshore deals with Nauru and PNG | Australian Greens Skip to main content Search Get Involved Join Donate Our plan Tax the 1% Tackle the cost of living Healthcare for all Fix the housing crisis Strong climate action Policy principles & aims Our team Federal MPs State/territory MPs Officeholders Media releases Take action Volunteer Donate Issues & campaigns Events Greens Shop Leave a bequest Our movement About the Greens Become a member Jobs Green Magazine All news Get Involved Join Donate Search Our plan Toggle Tax the 1% Tackle the cost of living Healthcare for all Fix the housing crisis Strong climate action Policy principles & aims Our team Toggle Federal MPs State/territory MPs Officeholders Media releases Take action Toggle Volunteer Donate Issues & campaigns Events Greens Shop Leave a bequest Our movement Toggle About the Greens Become a member Jobs Green Magazine All news Greens secure inquiry into Labor’s secret offshore deals with Nauru and PNG 2025-11-27 The Greens today have secured an inquiry into Labor’s secret deportation and detention arrangements since 2022 with the Republic of Nauru and Papua New Guinea.
This inquiry follows the revelation of serious corruption and secrecy in the recent deals with Nauru. Offshore detention and processing on PNG and Nauru are long-standing policies of the Liberal and Labor parties. Since 2022, Labor has pushed for an expansion of offshore detention in Nauru and abandoned those in PNG, while creating a whole new system to forcibly deport people to any third country they can cut a deal with.
With the Albanese Government escalating the cruelty towards migrants and refugees, we need to start holding power to account, and this inquiry will be a real start. Senator Shoebridge, Greens spokesperson on Immigration and Foreign Affairs, said: “Cruelty creates corruption, and corruption thrives in darkness, this inquiry is a chance to shed light on this toxic mess.
“We have seen scandalous evidence of Labor’s rotten Nauru deal this week. From bikie gangs to crooked politicians and contractors, this whole project of disappearing people offshore is offensive to basic decency. “Billions of dollars have already been funnelled into some of the most brutal policies in modern Australian history, with billions more promised, we need to draw a line in the sand.
“It is about time the Australian public knows what our tax dollars are buying and who is raking them in. “For over a decade people seeking asylum and refugees have faced torturous conditions in Nauru and PNG, funded by the Australian government. The whole system is not just morally corrupt but financially corrupt too, and it’s time we heard the full truth about it.
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