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What is happening on Nauru should shock the conscience of every Australian
It is important that we all know the truth of what our government is doing to innocent people
- Julian Burnside
- The Guardian
In the middle of 2016 Guardian Australia published the Nauru files: more than 2,000 incident reports recording things that had happened in Australia’s refugee gulag on Nauru.
The incident reports – made by people directly or indirectly employed by the Australian government – contained reports of assaults, sexual abuse, self-harm and child abuse.
They gave an insight into the living conditions endured by asylum seekers held by the Australian government.
Unsurprisingly, they painted a…