23 JULY 2013
At the height of the recent riot in the asylum seeker detention centre in Nauru, the government of that country dismissed the Nauru police commissioner – Australian federal police officer Richard Britten.
People may be surprised that an Australian was leading the Nauru police force. But the process of warehousing asylum seekers in the small Pacific nation has meant Australian officials have taken up key positions within the country’s administration. Australian personnel head key Nauru government departments in finance, police, utilities and planning.
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Source: The Guardian UK