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| Australia PM Turnbull challenged over asylum policy | Australia PM Turnbull challenged over asylum policy |
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| Australia's new PM Malcolm Turnbull is facing fresh calls to close down offshore migrant detention centres. | Australia's new PM Malcolm Turnbull is facing fresh calls to close down offshore migrant detention centres. |
| Australia of the Year and domestic violence campaigner Rosie Batty said on Thursday the camps are unsafe. | |
| Nearly 450 staff at Mr Turnbull's former university have also expressed concern about claims of torture by government employees and contractors. | Nearly 450 staff at Mr Turnbull's former university have also expressed concern about claims of torture by government employees and contractors. |
| Australia intercepts all irregular boat migrants and holds them in camps in Nauru and Papua New Guinea. | Australia intercepts all irregular boat migrants and holds them in camps in Nauru and Papua New Guinea. |
| Mr Turnbull has defended the rules, a central policy of former Prime Minister Tony Abbott, by saying they are tough but save lives. | Mr Turnbull has defended the rules, a central policy of former Prime Minister Tony Abbott, by saying they are tough but save lives. |
| 'Repugnant acts' | 'Repugnant acts' |
| In a letter to Mr Turnbull, Ms Batty said those detained in offshore centres needed care, instead of punishment. | |
| "The centres are, by their very design, unsafe and dangerous places. These centres cannot be patched up," she said. | "The centres are, by their very design, unsafe and dangerous places. These centres cannot be patched up," she said. |
| The academics, meanwhile, said there was "overwhelming" evidence that "repugnant acts" including torture and abuse had been carried out the camps. | The academics, meanwhile, said there was "overwhelming" evidence that "repugnant acts" including torture and abuse had been carried out the camps. |
| This week, the Australian Broadcasting Corp aired allegations made by a Somali woman who said she was raped by two men on Nauru - and that it took police on the Pacific island four hours to respond. | This week, the Australian Broadcasting Corp aired allegations made by a Somali woman who said she was raped by two men on Nauru - and that it took police on the Pacific island four hours to respond. |
| Australia and asylum | Australia and asylum |
| Is Australia's Cambodia solution 'an expensive joke'? | |
| Australia's controversial asylum policy | Australia's controversial asylum policy |
| Mr Turnbull said the rape claims raised in the report were "very alarming", but defended the government's stance on border security. | Mr Turnbull said the rape claims raised in the report were "very alarming", but defended the government's stance on border security. |
| "The one thing we know is these policies, tough though they are, harsh though they are in many respects, actually do work, they save lives," Mr Turnbull said. | "The one thing we know is these policies, tough though they are, harsh though they are in many respects, actually do work, they save lives," Mr Turnbull said. |
| "We're taking a number of steps to work closely with the Nauru government to ensure the safety and the security of all the refugees living in that community." | "We're taking a number of steps to work closely with the Nauru government to ensure the safety and the security of all the refugees living in that community." |