What is the deal between Australia and Malaysia? (What are the numbers of people being 'swapped'?)

Australia and Malaysia had asylum trade system which Australia will send 800 asylum seekers in return for 4000 genuine refuges whose cause have been verified by the UN Refugee Agency.

What rights will they have in Malaysia which will allow them to support themselves?

Allowed to work, education and medical expenses for all ages
How does Malaysia normally treat illegal immigrants?

They round them up and throw them into detention centers. Some

Are children being sent to Malaysia?

Yes, but they will get all the support of education and medical assistance

What is going to happen to the processing of the 500+ people currently in Australia who have arrived from the 7th of May?

They will have their claims processed in Australia

What do refugee advocates worry about for the 800 asylum seekers?

They worry that the government can't guarantee the human rights safeguards for the asylum seekers and that the asylum seekers may come to harm. For example the asylum seekers may be caned. They also bought up the occasion when an Australian citizen with their passport was taken to a detention centre saying that if the government can;t protect one of their own citizens, how can they protect the asylum seekers?

What is the goal of this 'swap' program?
The purpose of this 'swap' was to stop the boats that are bringing in the illegal immigrants. To decrease the number of deaths that occur when these smuggling ships crash or ans accident happens

Do you think that it will work? Why/why not?
I think it will work because people will still get an oppurtunity at a new life in a more stable country but they won't be coming to Australia anymore because they know they'll just be sent to Malaysia.