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The asylum camps on Nauru and Manus Island in PNG are the legacy of John Howard, a former Liberal (ie, conservative) prime minister.
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It sent asylum-seekers to languish in Australian-built camps on Nauru and on Manus Island in Papua New Guinea.
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Nauru, another Pacific island nation, ranked first, with 35.2 and 34, respectively.
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Phosphate mining revenues on the Pacific island of Nauru have been squandered.
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The opposition wants a return to the controversial Pacific Solution, with the reopening of an Australian-run detention centre on the tiny island on Nauru.
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Nauru is a Pacific island composed largely of phosphates.
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Alternatively, there have occasionally been proposals to move Nauru's population to another unoccupied Pacific island.
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Speaking during the interactive discussion were the representatives of Spain (on behalf of the European Union), Nauru (on behalf of the Pacific Small Island Developing States), Equatorial Guinea (on behalf of the African Group), Canada (also on behalf of Australia and New Zealand), Nepal (on behalf of the least developed countries), Bolivia, Australia, Colombia, Russian Federation and Venezuela.
UN: General Assembly