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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Sarah Basford Canales

Convicted murderer among three members of NZYQ cohort to be resettled in Nauru under deal struck by Labor

Tony Burke at a press conference
‘When somebody has come and treated Australians in a way showing appalling character their visas do get cancelled, and when their visas are cancelled, they should leave,’ home affairs minister Tony Burke said. Photograph: Mike Bowers/The Guardian

Three members of the NZYQ cohort of non-citizens, including a convicted murderer, will be resettled in Nauru after the Albanese government struck a deal with the tiny Pacific nation for an undisclosed sum.

The trio were placed into immigration detention in preparation for their removal from Australia after being granted 30-year resettlement visas by Nauru on Saturday, the home affairs minster, Tony Burke, announced on Sunday.

The NZYQ cohort includes non-citizens released into the community in Australia as a result of a landmark 2023 high court decision, where the court ruled in favour of “NZYQ”, a stateless Rohingya man, who faced the prospect of detention for life because no country had agreed to resettle him, due to a criminal conviction for raping a 10-year-old in Australia.

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