Questions over future of PNG detainees once Manus centre closes

There are questions over how hundreds of asylum seekers and refugees from the regional processing centre in Papua New Guinea will be resettled after news the facility will close. The Australian and PNG governments made the announcement months after PNG's Supreme Court ruled the Manus Island camp is unconstitutional, and amid public and legal pressure for Australia to find a sustainable and safe solution for the detainees.We have interviewed Sydney based lawyer Dr Nazir Dawaar and you can listen to his full interview here.

2014 file image of asylum seekers in the Manus Island detention centre, Papua New Guinea (AAP) Source: 2014 file image of asylum seekers in the Manus Island detention centre, Papua New Guinea (AAP)