Kate Lundy (ACT, Australian Labor Party, Minister Assisting for Industry and Innovation) Share this | Hansard source

I reiterate that, while I certainly do not accept the premise of the question put forward by Senator Cash, our policy is being implemented. We have been advised by the expert working panel and we are implementing those recommendations. There are further transfers that will occur in the coming days and weeks but the government, as the opposition well knows, will not go into details about the prospective transfers. We are determined to implement the recommendations of the report of the Houston panel to stop the flow of boats for the purpose of preventing the loss of life of those undertaking these dangerous journeys.

There is a lot of work going on at the moment at Nauru. Transfield Services will be running the temporary facility, with the Salvation Army providing welfare services and IHMS providing health services for those transferred to Nauru.