Nauru bans Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young from visiting refugees

By Michael Gordon
Updated August 25 2016 - 9:18am, first published August 24 2016 - 4:16pm
Senator Sarah Hanson-Young says she suspects Nauru's decision is payback for her role in exposing abuse inside the Nauru detention centre more than two years ago. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
Senator Sarah Hanson-Young says she suspects Nauru's decision is payback for her role in exposing abuse inside the Nauru detention centre more than two years ago. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen

Sarah Hanson-Young has declared the culture of secrecy on Nauru "out of control" after she was barred from returning to the tiny country to investigate the plight of refugees.