Australia's minister for immigration Peter Dutton fronted the media on Tuesday to talk about Hodan Yasi, a refugee who set herself on fire on Nauru on Monday and is now in Australia in a critical condition.
Dutton blamed refugee advocates for the distressing situation on Nauru, where Hodan Yasi is the second person to self-immolate in a week.
"I have previously expressed my frustration and anger at advocates...who are encouraging [detainees] to engage in behaviours they believe will pressure the government to bring them to Australia," Dutton said.
However, Dutton's comments came as the UNHCR issued a statement condemning the situation on Nauru and Manus as "immensely harmful" and "completely untenable".
The statement called for all detainees to be moved elsewhere to humane conditions immediately.
As he addressed the media, a photo was taken which did not please the office of Mr Dutton. So much so, a staffer asked a reporter to remove the photo from Twitter.
And so Twitter got to work making absolutely, 100% sure the photo *definitely* wouldn't be shared.
Peter Dutton wants this photo deleted, so please delete it ASAP! I'll just pin it here so you know which one it is.
In fact, people were more than happy to help ensure the photo disappeared from the internet.
Apparently this is the photo @PeterDutton_MP doesn't want on SM so if you see it please refrain from sharing #auspol
Dutton is incredibly lucky it's budget day or that photo would be on a lot of front pages tomorrow
No one put funny captions on the photo.
Hello Dutton, my old friend. We’ve come to talk with you again…
Or compared Dutton to a dorky camp counsellor holding a torch up to his face.
gather round the campfire & let me tell u a spoooooky story. It's about a government with evil policies spoooooky
Nope, none of that.
So do we all agree Dutton looks like Hannibal Lecter in this photo or...
Do not make fun of Peter Dutton's appearance just because his face is a punishment for being him
No one pointed out that it might be unwise to worry about photos on the internet, given the subject matter of the press conference.
Good to know Dutton's office worries about unflattering pictures of their minister. Pics of burning asylum seekers, however...
Two people have set themselves on fire and Peter Dutton’s worried about how he looks in a photo.
Nothing but silence from the good people of Twitter.
The unedited photo Dutton asked to have deleted. #auspol
Peter Dutton #auspol
Peter Dutton was the villain in Ace Ventura ?!? #auspol #ventura
And, of course, no one photoshopped Dutton's head onto one of the notorious photos Beyoncé tried to erase from the internet after the 2013 Superbowl.
The real picture Dutton didn't want you to see.
Quite nice of everybody to oblige with Dutton's request, really.
@davrosz Every time you retweet this photo a Dutton PR Flack sobs in despair. Don't be cruel tweeps.