The Australian Government have advertised health service jobs on Christmas Island, listing the benefits of the job as ‘tropical location’.
Department of Home Affairs secretary Michael Pezzullo said the government intends to send medical transfers to Christmas Island unless specialised treatment is needed that can only be provided by the mainland.
A Medevac bill passed in February will see the detention centre reopened, allowing asylum seekers on Manus and Nauru to come to Australia on the recommendation of two doctors.