Man who murdered his wife loses landmark appeal against being deported to tiny island nation

NewsWorldAustralasiaMan who murdered his wife loses landmark appeal against being deported to tiny island nationEight men have been resettled in Nauru so far under the deal that has been criticized in Australia as being excessively expensiveRod McGuirk Wednesday 06 May 2026 11:11 BSTBookmarkBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":false,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"CF1:2971369To1","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/australasia/nauru-island-prison-australia-court-b2971373.html","title":"Man who murdered his wife loses landmark appeal against being deported to tiny island"}}open image in gallery{"id":"trigger-autogallery-2843","index":0}Nauru is the third smallest country in the world (Getty/iStock)On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly international news dispatchEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_On_The_Ground_Newsletter","regTitle":"On The Ground","subscriptionGroup":"on_the_ground","subscriptionGroupId":"14806361-6435-4d19-b06e-05326605fb01","pathPrefix":["/news/world/europe","/news/world/middle-east","/news/world/australasia","/news/world/africa","/asia"],"associatedAuthors":["Bel Trew","Sam Kiley"],"title":"On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","mobileTitle":"Get a weekly international news dispatch","lengthenedMobileTitle":"Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/onTheGround1_1.png","newsletterKey":"receiveOnTheGround","regSourceSection":"Australasia","...