Australia’s offshore processing facility on Nauru now sits empty.

 The detention centre has been a feature of Nauru’s identity for over a decade, but now we’re learning extraordinary details about how millions of Australian taxpayer dollars were spent in questionable deals to keep the facility running.

Last week, the focus turned to the then-Home Affairs minister, Peter Dutton, who awarded a lucrative contract to a businessman who had been accused of bribing Nauruan government officials. 

Today, associate editor of The Saturday Paper Martin McKenzie-Murray, on what impact Australia has really had on Nauru and whether we’ve spent a fortune to make a tiny island nation worse off.




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Australia’s offshore processing facility on Nauru now sits empty. The detention centre has been a feature of Nauru’s identity for over a decade, but now we’re learning extraordinary details about how millions of Australian taxpayer dollars were spent in questionable deals to keep the facility running.Last week, the focus turned to the then-Home Affairs minister, Peter Dutton, who awarded a lucrative contract to a businessman who had been accused of bribing Nauruan government officials. Today, associate editor of The Saturday Paper Martin McKenzie-Murray, on what impact Australia has really had on Nauru and whether we’ve spent a fortune to make a tiny island nation worse off. Socials: Stay in touch with us on <a href="http://www.twitter.com/7ampodcast">Twitter</a> and <a href="http://www.instagram.com/7ampodcast">Instagram</a>Guest: Associate editor of The Saturday Paper, Martin McKenzie-Murray.

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