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PNG to close Manus Island Detention Centre

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Papua New Guinea has announced it will close the Manus Island detention centre, creating a major problem for the Australian government before the election. Image: Asylum seekers Manus Island Detention Centre 2014 (AAP)


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By Peggy Giakoumelos, Ronald Manila

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Papua New Guinea has announced it will close the Manus Island detention centre, creating a major problem for the Australian government before the election. Image: Asylum seekers Manus Island Detention Centre 2014 (AAP)


The decision followed a declaration by the PNG Supreme Court that the centre is illegal.

 

 

 


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