The home affairs department’s lapse meant Nauru was not approved for immigration processing for four months
“I can guarantee that we will implement the precise policy which we took to the election,” the prime minister said.
Guardian Australia understands that 2,500 people whose claims have been finalised and who have exhausted review processes will be required to reapply for protection, seeking ministerial intervention on the basis of “genuine and compelling claims” their cases did not get a fair hearing. Those “who are ultimately found to have been owed protection should be able to access this pathway”, he said.The executive director of Refugee Legal, David Manne, said the government’s decision would be “transformative”.“This will change thousands of people’s lives for the better.
Independent MP Andrew Wilkie welcomed the government’s “long overdue” announcement as a “compassionate approach” but said he would continue to lobby for those still in limbo.
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