Pressure is mounting on Malcolm Turnbull to end detention of refugees on Nauru and Manus Island, ahead of two summits at which world leaders will discuss the global crisis. Save the Children released the results of a poll on Wednesday that show that two-thirds (66%) of Australians believe the prime minister should act urgently to resettle refugees held in offshore detention by the end of the year. Turnbull is under increasing pressure to end the stalemate over offshore detention amid criticism over the policy from within Australia and overseas. “The government continues to justify its treatment of these refugees by declaring they have the support of the Australian people. Love Makes a Way, a Christian advocacy group, is holding public readings of the Nauru files this week.

Source: The Guardian September 14, 2016 00:11 UTC