More than 1000 people on Manus and Nauru

The vast majority of more than 1000 people still on Manus Island and Nauru are genuine refugees, a Senate committee has been told.

Asylum seekers staring at media from behind a fence at the Oscar compound in the Manus Island detention centre

A March 21, 2014 Asylum seekers staring at media from behind a fence at the Oscar compound in the Manus Island detention centre, Papua New Guinea. Source: AAP

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