Pacific Solution

The term Pacific solution (english: "Pacific Solution", also meaning " silent solution " ) was introduced by the Australian government led by John Howard in 2001 and reintroduced after a temporary adjustment by the government to Julia Gillard in August 2012. It is set with the detention centers known as " detention camps" in conjunction. These bearings are located on the small island states in the Pacific Ocean. The bearings are for the purpose of providing asylum seekers there, rather than to bring it to the Australian mainland.

First Phase 2001-2008

These detention centers were built on the island of Manus and other parts of Papua New Guinea and the island state of Nauru. The cost of this camp carries Australia.

Australia has received a lot of criticism for the establishment of these camps of several non-governmental organizations. There has been criticism that Australia thus fails to comply with international obligations. It was also criticized that asylum seekers were housed before the completion of the camp on the island of Manus.

By March 2004 1229 asylum applications were processed on Nauru. 276 asylum seekers were allowed to stay. In June 2006, a signed already in November 2005 contract became public, allowing Australia to continue sending asylum seekers in the Nauruan camp; In return, the nearly bankrupt Nauru is to receive 29 million U.S. dollars in development aid.

With the defeat of Howard's against the elected in his place, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd in November 2007, early 2008, the remaining camp was closed in Nauru, which meant the temporary end of the Pacific Solution.

Second phase since 2012

After the number of refugees who reached Australia by sea, had risen sharply in the first half of 2012, the Australian government launched August 2012 resumed talks with Nauru and Papua New Guinea on reopening the detention center. The cost for four years should this amount to 2 billion Australian dollars for Nauru and 900 million dollars for Papua New Guinea, which are supported by Australia. On August 16, 2012, the Australian Parliament agreed to the proposed legislation, it allowed the re-introduction of the Pacific Solution. In the same month, the Nauru Detention Centre reopened.

Despite these measures, the number of incoming refugees continued to rise. In July 2013, the Australian government enforced this time under Kevin Rudd the asylum process, incoming refugees were moved to Papua New Guinea. In case of recognition these are then settled there and get right to reside more in Australia.