Published: April 02, 2019
Josh Frydenberg claims government will save almost $80m by giving refugees longer to find work
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The federal government has announced it will close the Christmas Island detention centre, just weeks after reopening it at a cost of more than $185m. Not a single refugee or asylum seeker has been transferred there.
The government reopened the detention centre in reaction to the passing of the medical evacuation bill ensuring refugees and asylum seekers on Manus Island and Nauru could be evacuated to Australia for treatment if required.
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