Refugees held offshore plead with Australia to be moved, saying ‘every day is suffering’

Refugees held on Nauru, pictured, and Papua New Guinea have told a parliamentary inquiry of struggling and suffering under Australia’s offshore processing regime. Photograph: Rémi Chauvin/The Guardian

Refugees held in offshore processing by Australia have appealed directly to the government to get them off the islands where they have been held for a decade.

In submissions to a parliamentary inquiry into the Evacuation to Safety Bill – set to be debated this week – refugees on Nauru and Papua New Guinea told the government “every day is a struggle and suffering”.