NAURU: Detention centre closure a heavy blow

Updated February 27, 2008 11:51:52

Australia is planning to compensate Nauru, and help soften the financial blow from the forthcoming closure of Australia's asylum seeker detention centre. The centre formed the bedrock of Canberra's widely criticised policy of detaining asylum seekers offshore, known as the Pacific Solution. But it also helped Nauru stay afloat economically.

Presenter: Linda LoPresti
Speakers: Nauru Foreign Minister Kieren Kekay; bus driver Joy Olsen