Australia's first refugee processing centre on Manus still stands, housing West Papuans.Some of the refugees still live in the camp, built when PNG was an Australian colony.
Refugees in another camp on the Manus Island have been offered Papua New Guinean citizenship after fleeing their homes almost five decades ago.
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