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A 36 year-old Tamil refugee was transported by air ambulance from Nauru to Sydney on Friday after a targeted attack.

The Tamil refugee is the victim of a deliberate hit and run on Nauru on 9 February, which has reportedly resulted in fractures to his back, shoulder, leg, hand and hip.

The Australian government continues to hold roughly one hundred and twenty seven refugees and asylum seekers on Nauru, at a reported cost of $10,000 a day.