Music legend Jimmy Barnes was among a contingent of refugee advocates at parliament house in Canberra on Tuesday delivering a petition to politicians to get the remaining refugee children off Nauru.



As of Sunday, there were 12 children left on Nauru. The government has been moving many of the children and their families, who have been in offshore detention for up to five years, to Australia for medical treatment.

But home affairs minister Peter Dutton has indicated that the move won't be permanent, and that those brought to Australia would not be settled permanently here.

Momentum has been building, however, to get the remaining children off Nauru permanently.

Over 170,000 people have signed a petition launched by the Kids Off Nauru campaign. It is being delivered to prime minister Scott Morrison and Labor politicians at parliament today by refugee advocates, including former refugees, and politicians including independents Andrew Wilkie, Kerryn Phelps and Greens senator Nick McKim.

Outside on the lawn of parliament house, the group gathered to send a message to the politicians, among them Cold Chisel frontman Jimmy Barnes.