Australian expert panel recommends opening offshore processing centers for asylum seekers . Gillard government has given its in-principle backing to the report . 22 recommendations include processing asylum seekers on Nauru , PNG . and Manus Island in Australia instead of sending them back to Indonesia.
Australian expert panel recommends opening offshore processing centers for asylum seekers . Gillard government has given its in-principle backing to the report . 22 recommendations include processing asylum seekers on Nauru , PNG . Refugee advocates express outrage , saying the proposal `` rebadges '' the Pacific Solution .