18 Oct 2018

Australia's Nauru problem escalates

From Morning Report, 8:48 am on 18 October 2018

Australia is facing an ever mounting health crisis over its detainees on Nauru. So much so that Prime Minister Scott Morrison has been considering allowing asylum seekers and refugees detained on Nauru into New Zealand despite long resisting such a plan. Ramping up tensions even further yesterday, Australia's top doctor in Nauru, Nicole Montana, was arrested and deported. Ian Rintoul is with Australia's Refugee Action Coalition.