Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews announced a $600,000 package to support asylum seekers in the state who have been moved to a final departure Bridging E Visa. The package will provide accommodation and basic living costs for more than 100 asylum seekers who will lose federal income and housing support under the new visa.
Victorian Supreme Court Justice Cameron Macaulay approved a $70 million compensation settlement to be paid to current and former detainees of Manus Island for their illegal detention in dangerous conditions. The law firm that ran the class action, Slater and Gordon, aims to have compensation paid before the detention centre closes at the end of October. Immigration minister Peter Dutton admitted no culpability, stating that ‘settlement is not an admission of liability in any regard’.
In Myanmar, Rohingya insurgents declared a month-long ceasefire, urging the government to reciprocate. The ceasefire comes after weeks of violence which has caused more than 270,000 refugees from the Rohingya Muslim community to flee to Bangladesh.