Australia to transport last asylum seekers off Nauru within weeks, refugees say

As few as 12 asylum seekers are believed to remain on Nauru, with one refugee advocates saying there have been weekly flights taking people to Australia. Photograph: Rémi Chauvin/The Guardian

The Australian government is expected to move all remaining refugees and asylum seekers off Nauru by the end of the month, more than a decade after offshore processing restarted on the Pacific Island nation.

But Australia will retain an “enduring” capacity for offshore detention on the island indefinitely.