Australia has evacuated the last refugee from the Pacific island of Nauru, ending its controversial 11-year offshore detention processing policy there.
Background: Australia started its offshore detention program on Nauru in 2012 in an effort to stop asylum seekers arriving by boat.
* The policy has seen over 4,183 people sent offshore since 2012 and at least 14 people have died in offshore detention in the last decade.
End of an era: The Australian government has brought the last refugee from Nauru to its mainland.
* However, facilities on Nauru will remain open and ready to receive and process new unauthorized arrivals.
Continued concern: Despite the evacuation of refugees from Nauru, around 80 people attempting to reach Australia still remain in offshore detention in Papua New Guinea.
* Advocacy groups argue for urgent evacuation and accountability for policymakers behind the offshore detention policy.
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