Cover Page; Title Page; Table of Contents; Foreword; The Nauru Riot; Introduction; PART 1: Rotation 1: 1 October 2012 to 1 November 2012; PART 2: Rotation 2: 8 November 2012 to 19 December 2012; PART 3: Rotation 3: 7 February 2013 to 14 March 2013; PART 4: Rotation 4: 31 March 2013 to 25 April 2013; PART 5: Rotation 5: 23 May 2013 to 13 June 2013; Epilogue; A brief history of Australia's approach to asylum seekers; Acknowledgements; Copyright Page
Summary
'How long will we be here?' one man asked. Nobody could answer him. Nobody knew. The intention was clear: this was the No Advantage policy. Take them to a distant island, lock them away, punish them, forget about them. Criminals were given a sentence to serve; these men were not even given that. Lost hope ebbed out of the men in uncontrollable sobs and tears. Queue jumper, boat person, illegals. Asylum seekers are contentious front-page news but obtaining information about Australia's regional processing centres is increasingly difficult. We learn only what the government wants us to know. Mar
