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Australia spent more than $9m for each asylum seeker held on Nauru last year – so why can’t they afford to buy food?
Australia spent over $9m per asylum seeker held on Nauru last year, but over 100 detainees report struggling to afford food and clean water, with many skipping meals. A survey by the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre found refugees and asylum seekers in Nauru’s detention centers face severe financial hardship despite high government spending.
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