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Source/Further reading:

Britannica, overview: britannica.com/place/Nauru/History 

MIT Press Reader, the dark history of Nauru: https://thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/dark-history-nauru/ 

Guardian, a Short History of Nauru: theguardian.com/world/2016/aug/10/a-short-history-of-nauru-australias-dumping-ground-for-refugees 

Guardian, Nauru’s Cursed History: theguardian.com/world/2018/sep/04/corruption-incompetence-and-a-musical-naurus-riches-to-rags-tale 

Nauru civil war: militaryhistorynow.com/2013/02/18/the-nauru-war-the-smallest-conflict-in-history/ 

Nauru under Japanese occupation: apjjf.org/-Yuki-Tanaka/3441/article.html 

Nauruan Independence: https://www.smh.com.au/world/oceania/from-the-archives-nauru-gets-independence-from-australia-nz-and-uk-20190129-p50ud3.html 

rnz.co.nz/collections/u/new-flags-flying/nff-nauru/nauru-history 

Nauru’s musical: independent.co.uk/news/uk/fertiliser-island-scents-musical-success-first-night-leonardo-1489451.html 

https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/earshot/the-secret-history-of-nauru-and-its-lost-wealth/7496620 

Refugees: theguardian.com/australia-news/2016/jun/20/the-worst-ive-seen-trauma-expert-lifts-lid-on-atrocity-of-australias-detention-regime 

https://www.refugeecouncil.org.au/operation-sovereign-borders-offshore-detention-statistics/2/ 

Keeping the offshore facilities open: theguardian.com/australia-news/2021/sep/24/australia-signs-deal-with-nauru-to-keep-asylum-seeker-detention-centre-open-indefinitely 

Deep sea mining:  scientificamerican.com/article/deep-sea-mining-how-to-balance-need-for-metals-with-ecological-impacts1/ 

Nauru and deep sea mining: hakaimagazine.com/news/why-nauru-is-pushing-the-world-toward-deep-sea-mining