Refugee surgeon who landed on Christmas Island in the 90s slams Morrison's reopening

A refugee who has become one of the country's leading orthopaedic surgeons has a message for Scott Morrison.

He fled Baghdad for Jordan then went on to Malaysia and Indonesia before taking a boat to Christmas Island. An Australian citizen since 2006, Dr Muderis has become one of the country's foremost orthopaedic surgeons.

'Doesn't make sense'

Mr Morrison visited Christmas Island on Wednesday after last month announcing plans to reopen the detention centre. At the time, he cited fears of an influx of asylum seekers sparked by the Labor-backed medevac legislation.

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