The Morrison government is insisting none of the children or their families transferred from Nauru to Australia in recent weeks will be allowed to stay in Australia.
Home Affairs minister Peter Dutton confirmed the children were only being transferred to Australia for temporary medical care and would not be allowed to stay.
That’s in line with a long-held policy, also supported by Labor, that no asylum seekers who come by boat will ever be granted permanent residency.
Dozens of asylum seeker families with children have been transferred in recent weeks, with many coming to Adelaide. The government is reportedly planning to get the remaining 38 children off Nauru before the end of 2018.
Some of the people held on Nauru have already been found to be genuine refugees, while others have been refused or still have pending applications.
Regardless, none will be allowed to settle in Australia.
“That is the case and our policy hasn’t changed,” Mr Dutton told Sky News on November 1.
Source: SBS
