Does Peter Dutton have a secret on Nauru?
August 1, 2023
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Episode 1021 · August 1, 2023
Does Peter Dutton have a secret on Nauru?
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<p>Australia’s offshore processing facility on Nauru now sits empty.</p><p> 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.</p><p>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. </p><p>Today, associate editor of <em>The Saturday Paper</em> 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.</p><p><br /></p><p><strong>Socials: </strong>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></p><p><strong>Guest:</strong> Associate editor of <em>The Saturday Paper</em>, Martin McKenzie-Murray.</p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>
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