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Class action settled in favour of Manus Island detainees

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A class action representing almost 2000 Manus Island detainees has been settled. The federal government and its contractors will pay 70-million-dollars to the detainees, and cover legal costs.


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By Rangi Hirini, Parisuth Sodsai

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A class action representing almost 2000 Manus Island detainees has been settled. The federal government and its contractors will pay 70-million-dollars to the detainees, and cover legal costs.


Image: Slater & Gordon Lawyers Ebony Birchall, Andrew Baker, and Rory Walsh AAP

 


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