Ex-judge offers swap with refugee

A retired judge in Australia has offered to swap places with a refugee and live the rest of his life in one of the country’s offshore detention camps. Jim Macken, who is 88, said he had written to Immigration Minister Peter Dutton to offer a “body swap”. “I understand this is an unusual request but […]

A retired judge in Australia has offered to swap places with a refugee and live the rest of his life in one of the country’s offshore detention camps.
Jim Macken, who is 88, said he had written to Immigration Minister Peter Dutton to offer a “body swap”.
“I understand this is an unusual request but I offer it in complete sincerity,” Mr Macken wrote.
Australia processes migrants and refugees on the Pacific island of Nauru and on Manus island, Papua New Guinea.