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Plan to refile Manus detainees' bid to be sent to Australia

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Lawyers for asylum seekers on Manus Island are seeking to refile an application to Papua New Guinea's highest court for another bid to have them sent to Australia or another country. It follows the PNG Supreme Court's rejection of an application by more than 300 refugees and asylum seekers on what have been termed "technicalities."

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Lawyers for asylum seekers on Manus Island are seeking to refile an application to Papua New Guinea's highest court for another bid to have them sent to Australia or another country. It follows the PNG Supreme Court's rejection of an application by more than 300 refugees and asylum seekers on what have been termed "technicalities."

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