Labor accused of ‘outrageous secrecy’ as border force confirms 11 asylum seekers sent to Nauru

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Officials refuse to answer questions at Senate estimates about the first transfer to immigration detention on the island in nine years

The Australian Border Force has confirmed it sent 11 asylum seekers to Nauru in September, the first transfer to immigration detention on the Pacific nation in nine years.

The evidence to Senate estimates on Monday from the head of operation sovereign borders (OSB) confirms a report in Guardian Australia revealing the Albanese government sent asylum seekers to Nauru just months after the last people were removed from detention on the island.