The Refugee Action Coalition has condemned the Labor government\u2019s transfer of asylum seeker families to Nauru.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is a shameful election stunt, \u201c said Ian Rintoul, spokesperson for the Refugee Action Coalition.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe government is desperate to distract attention away from its collapsing \u2018PNG solution\u2019.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe are no proper facilities on Nauru for anyone, let alone families and children. The new arrivals are being placed in an isolated, bulldozed area with nothing but very hastily erected tents. You don\u2019t need any imagination to understand the difficulties of trying to care for children in the unbearable conditions on Nauru.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe also know that there are no adequate medical facilities in the detention centres or on Nauru itself since the fire burnt the main hospital.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is a reckless, and desperate move by the Immigration Minister. There have been weekly transfers of asylum seekers from Nauru to Australia because detainees cannot get proper medical treatment on Nauru.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Minister has just added families and children to the list of asylum seekers he is prepared to sacrifice to Labor\u2019s shabby anti-refugee election campaign.<\/p>\n