Kim Carr (Victoria, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research) Share this | Hansard source

The Leader of the Opposition wishes me to go to the question of the resettlement numbers, saying that we are falsely accusing the previous government. Between 2001 and 2007, 1,322 people were housed at Nauru offshore processing centre. Of those people, 847, or 64 per cent, were ultimately resettled; 474, or 36 per cent, returned home voluntarily; and one person died. Of the 847 people resettled, 802 people, or 95 per cent, ended up in Australia or New Zealand. Australia resettled 573 people, or 68 per cent, and New Zealand resettled 229—