Following today’s revelations that people overseeing Nauru deportations have made serious threats of physical violence against migrants and refugees, the Albanese Government must immediately halt all deportations and end its deal with Nauru, which threatens the lives and safety of hundreds.

Earlier today, Andrew Wilkie MP read a statement from a whistleblower in parliament, detailing their involvement in deportations to Nauru, and their firsthand exposure to threats of vigilante violence and extrajudicial punishment levelled against those deported to the country.

According to the testimony, senior figures responsible for the management of refugees and migrants deported to Nauru described them as “absolute [blank] pieces of [blank]” who would be greeted with vigilante violence to make it “very clear how they are going to be managed for the rest of their lives.”
As raised in parliament, the whistleblower claims that it was uncertain whether these senior figures were contracted by the Albanese Government, or the Government of Nauru with Australian funding.

Under its secretive deportation deal, the Albanese Government is attempting to permanently exile hundreds of people to Nauru on 30-year visas.

The deal has been plagued with controversy, with a whistleblower revealing in November 2025 the involvement of outlaw motorcycle gangs in the management of refugees in Nauru, and last week’s reports that the trust established to pay for the arrangement will be administered by the...