PNG to shut down Manus Detention Centre

Manus Island Detention Centre

Manus Island Detention Centre Source: AAP

PNG Prime MInister, Peter O'Neill, said the Manus Island detention centre will be closed down and will immediately ask the Australian Government to make alternative arrangements for the asylum seekers currently held there.



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