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Australia and PNG push to clear out Manus detainees

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Refugees told they must settle elsewhere in Papua New Guinea as processing at the detention centre will end soon. Australia and Papua New Guinea are escalating efforts to clear the Manus Island detention centre, telling refugees they must settle elsewhere in PNG, while warning they are preparing to deport asylum seekers whose protection claims fail.



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