The four-year Australia–Cambodia refugee settlement agreement expired. Under the agreement, refugees in Nauru could receive refugee protection in Cambodia. Of seven refugees transferred, six have returned home and one remains in Cambodia. The cost of the agreement to Australia was around $55 million.
The federal court ordered the medical evacuation of a family of three from Nauru to Australia, further ordering that the family not receive treatment from Australian government contractors on the island. More than 30 asylum seekers and refugees have been transferred from Nauru to Australia this year for medical care.
The Australian Federal Police is investigating an alleged sexual assault at Yongah Hill Immigration Detention Centre in Western Australia. A person detained there claims a Serco officer sexually assaulted him on 16 September.
In Europe, the EU negotiated with Egypt to increase patrols in the Mediterranean and potentially host an asylum processing centre to filter refugees and migrants intercepted at sea en route to Europe. Talks are ongoing.