Three former teachers at Australia's 'processing centre' for asylum seekers break their silence about the conditions.
In 2013, Australia's government announced a tough new policy towards refugees travelling by boat to its shores. The campaign that went with it was called, "No way. You will not make Australia home".
Its goal was to discourage asylum seekers from entering the country "illegally" - as the government saw it.
Most were coming from countries such as Somalia, Iraq, Iran, Syria, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Myanmar.
Many refugees - having fled their homes - considered themselves stateless.
Their journeys were arduous and complex. Those from Iran, for instance, would travel first to Malaysia, where they could enter without a visa. Then they'd make their way to southernmost Indonesia, and from there, they took boats towards Australia's closest islands.
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