The lives of asylum seekers on Nauru

<p>On Nauru, there are close to 100 asylum seekers who have been released from detention but are currently living hand-to-mouth.</p><p>They are forbidden to work on the island, and are surviving on a stipend of $230 a fortnight – which they say is not even enough for three meals a day.</p><p>The Australian government has mostly succeeded in keeping offshore processing off the front pages, but as boat arrivals continue, Nauru remains central to the Australian government’s immigration response.</p><p>Today, contributor to <em>The Saturday Paper</em> Denham Sadler on surviving on Nauru and whether Australia’s policy of offshore detention will ever end.</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> Contributor to <em>The Saturday Paper</em>, Denham Sadler.</p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>