Australia should set up offshore processing centres for asylum seekers in Nauru and Papua New Guinea, and ”pursue” a refugee agreement with Malaysia, a panel says.
The three-strong independent panel was appointed by PM Julia Gillard to break government deadlock on the issue, BBc reports
Australia has seen an increase in the number of asylum-seekers arriving by boat in recent months.
At least 170 people arrived in three boats over the weekend, reports said.
The panel said its recommendations aimed to encourage people to seek asylum through official channels and reduce the number of illegal boat arrivals.
Implementation would cost A$1bn a year ($1.06bn, £674m), it added.
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