Australian expert panel recommended opening offshore processing centres for asylum seekers . Gillard Government has given its in - principle support to the report . 22 countries include processing asylum seekers on Nauru , Australia . While the opposition Coalition has backed the reopening of offshore centers , the move has been fiercely resisted by the Greens party which claims it breaches human rights . Refugee advocates express outrage , calling the proposal ` ` rebadges '' the Pacific Solution .
Australian expert panel recommended opening offshore processing centres for asylum seekers . Gillard Government has given its in - principle support to the report . 22 countries include processing asylum seekers on Nauru , Australia . Refugee advocates express outrage , calling the proposal ` ` rebadges '' the Pacific Solution .