In the article about Manus Island and Nauru detention

centres written by Refugee Action Coalition Sydney, they

argue that the offshore detention centres should be shut
down due to the terrible treatment of the asylum seekers.
The authors use a persuading tone to convince the reader
about how horrible the conditions are inside the centres
using facts and statistics such as information about murder,
rape, assault and many more acts of violence happening in
the centres.
The issue of Australia’s offshore detention centres is how the
detainees are denied basic human rights. The author, Oscar
award winning filmmaker Eva Orner, tells of (while making
her film called “Chasing Asylum”,) the secrecy around the
centres as it was made illegal to film or disclose information
about the conditions inside the detention centres. However,
in August 2017, the Australian government announced they
will throw out this legislation that is “hidden away” inside the
Border Force act, meaning it will no longer be illegal for
people to speak out about the situation in the centres. Eva
states that “until the legislation is passed, our lawyers advise
us to remain silent about the identities of our anonymous
whistle-blowers.”
Ben Doherty from ‘The Guardian’ explains in his article why
the Australian government has offered refugees on Manus
Island to move to the Nauru detention centre. He states,
“The detention centre on Manus Island has become
increasingly tense, chaotic and unstable in recent weeks.”
This is after a refugee, Amir Taghinia, said that “after six
deaths within the Manus detention regime refugees feared
for their lives.” Recently, 2 refugees have committed suicide
and there have been many violent incidences between the
Manus Island locals and refugees in Lorengau, the major
town on Manus Island. “The refugees are saying they don’t
want to go to Nauru and they don’t trust in this
government.” Says Behrouz Boochani, an Iranian refugee and
journalist. He continues saying, “They should be allowed to
start a new life in a safe place, they deserve to have this basic
right.”