The absurd lengths Australia goes to keep Nauru Airlines flying
Sep 24, 2026 •
It’s an uncomfortable fact our government doesn’t like to face: 25 years on from the Tampa affair, we’re still paying a tiny island micro-nation hundreds of millions of dollars to keep immigration detention alive.
One of the ways we’re doing that is by helping to prop up Nauru Airlines – a company riven with financial, governance and safety issues.
Today, independent journalist Nick Feik on how our relationship with a foreign commercial airline is compromising the Australian government’s own regulators, departments and procurement processes in the name of immigration detention.
If you enjoy 7am, the best way you can support us is by making a contribution at 7ampodcast.com.au/support.
The absurd lengths Australia goes to keep Nauru Airlines flying
2054 • Sep 24, 2026
The absurd lengths Australia goes to keep Nauru Airlines flying
It’s an uncomfortable fact our government doesn’t like to face: 25 years on from the Tampa affair, we’re still paying a tiny island micro-nation hundreds of millions of dollars to keep immigration detention alive.
One of the ways we’re doing that is by helping to prop up Nauru Airlines – a company riven with financial, governance and safety issues.
Today, independent journalist Nick Feik on how our relationship with a foreign commercial airline is compromising the Australian government’s own regulators, departments and procurement processes in the name of immigration detention.
If you enjoy 7am, the best way you can support us is by making a contribution at 7ampodcast.com.au/support.
Guest: Independent journalist, Nick Feik
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