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| Danish MPs to visit Australia's detention centre on Nauru | Danish MPs to visit Australia's detention centre on Nauru |
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| A parliamentary delegation from Demark will visit Australia's controversial offshore detention centre on the Pacific island of Nauru. | A parliamentary delegation from Demark will visit Australia's controversial offshore detention centre on the Pacific island of Nauru. |
| Six Danish MPs will visit Nauru and Australia to find out if a similar hard-line immigration regime could work in Europe. | Six Danish MPs will visit Nauru and Australia to find out if a similar hard-line immigration regime could work in Europe. |
| The proposed visit follows publication of more than 2,000 reports revealing widespread abuse at the centre. | The proposed visit follows publication of more than 2,000 reports revealing widespread abuse at the centre. |
| Australia's government has dismissed many of the reports as "unconfirmed". | Australia's government has dismissed many of the reports as "unconfirmed". |
| One of the Danish politicians attending the trip will be Johanne Schmidt-Nielsen from the socialist-green unity party Enhedslisten. | |
| Australia asylum: Why is it controversial? | Australia asylum: Why is it controversial? |
| "We are really worried by the reports about conditions on Nauru and Manus Island," she told the Guardian. | "We are really worried by the reports about conditions on Nauru and Manus Island," she told the Guardian. |
| "For me the visit is an opportunity to ask critical questions about the model." | "For me the visit is an opportunity to ask critical questions about the model." |
| Martin Henriksen, a member of the anti-immigration Danish People's Party, explained that Denmark could maintain refugee camps in Kenya or Greenland. | Martin Henriksen, a member of the anti-immigration Danish People's Party, explained that Denmark could maintain refugee camps in Kenya or Greenland. |
| "Australia has found an interesting model," he told Danish radio station 24syv. | "Australia has found an interesting model," he told Danish radio station 24syv. |
| "The government will continuously assess different migration policies by looking at the experiences of other countries - including Australia." | "The government will continuously assess different migration policies by looking at the experiences of other countries - including Australia." |
| Jacob Mark, from the Socialist People's Party, emphasised the trip was a fact-finding mission, not a policy endorsement. | Jacob Mark, from the Socialist People's Party, emphasised the trip was a fact-finding mission, not a policy endorsement. |
| "It is also important for those of use who do not agree with the policy to see it with out own eyes," he said. | "It is also important for those of use who do not agree with the policy to see it with out own eyes," he said. |
| Marcus Knuth from the ruling Venstre party, Dan Jorgensen from the Social Democrats and Simon Emil Ammitzboll from the centre-right Liberal Alliance will also attend the trip. | Marcus Knuth from the ruling Venstre party, Dan Jorgensen from the Social Democrats and Simon Emil Ammitzboll from the centre-right Liberal Alliance will also attend the trip. |