Fate of refugees after Manus closure

(File Image) Asylum seekers seen behind a fence at the Manus Island detention centre in Papua New Guinea in 2014.

(File Image) Asylum seekers seen behind a fence at the Manus Island detention centre in Papua New Guinea in 2014. Source: AAP

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has confirmed the Manus Island detention centre will close by the end of the year. What will be the fate of the refugees housed on the Island? Chowai Cheung has the details.



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