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Gillard increased the annual refugee intake from 13,700 to 20,000 last year, but allied it to a reversal in Labor's opposition to offshore detention and processing.
In a statement to the Bali Process ministerial meeting last week, Nauru's justice minister, David Adeang, defended the detention and processing system in place: "We consider [the refugee determination system] to be world-class, incorporating all the elements which are recommended by UNHCR, including a sound legislative base, legal advice for asylum seekers, and merits and judicial review steps".
Young has been outspoken on the psychological damage among asylum seekers within the Australian detention and processing system.
But Burke said if asylum seeker arrivals exceeded PNG's capacity to accommodate them, then more detention and processing centres would be built.
"This is yet again an example of the lack of transparency and accountability and openness of this government to offshore detention and processing," Neumann said.
Dutton acknowledged there had been what he termed "issues in our strained detention and processing networks" – but he repeated his regular criticism of refugee advocates.
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"I am appalled by the policies of both major political parties which support mandatory detention and offshore processing.
"The consensus among medical experts is that conditions of detention and offshore processing do immense damage to physical and mental health.
But it maintains Labor's current commitment to detention and offshore processing, and it is silent on the issue of boat turnbacks.
A department spokesman said: "The department is confident that IHMS provided and continues to provide the appropriate level of healthcare to all people in immigration detention and regional processing countries".
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