“I am here to raise the issue of the 200 people who remain in Port Moresby and Nauru … and that of the people transferred under Medevac law to Australia, who recently received letters telling them they must leave to a third country.”

Minister says people ‘should be living in the community’ if there are no security or safety concerns

A glitch in government technology has led to refugees having their “last resort” welfare payments cut off abruptly, with many not discovering this had happened until they were trying to buy medications or attend important medical appointments.
Some refugees in Australia on the Safe Haven Enterprise Visa (SHEV), a temporary visa for those seeking asylum in Australia, have been cut off from receiving the Special Benefit payment from Centrelink despite being eligible for this payment, and needing it to pay for basic necessities.