Children off Nauru by year end: Brandis

The federal government plans to relocate all children of asylum seekers on Nauru to Australia by the end of the year, according to a newspaper.

As of Monday, there were 40 children of asylum seekers remaining on the island, and an unofficial timeline has been set to have them moved to Australia by the end of 2018, The Australian reports.

A total of 46 infants have been born to asylum seekers since Nauru was reopened for processing in 2012 and in the past several years, 244 minors have been taken to Australia from offshore detention centres.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has confirmed the government has been "quietly" removing children from Nauru "in accordance with our policies".

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