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Tess Ikonomou and Dominic Giannini

Australia's deportation deal with Nauru to cost $2.5b

Australia's $400 million deal with Nauru to deport people to the atoll nation is under scrutiny. (Ben McKay/AAP PHOTOS)

Australian taxpayers will be slugged $2.5 billion over 30 years to deport hundreds of former immigration detainees to Nauru under a "secret" deal.

The Albanese government signed a memorandum of understanding with Nauru, offering more than $400 million upfront and then $70 million each year.

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