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Manus Island immigration detention centre to close by year's end

Thủ tướng Malcolm Turnbull và ông Peter O'Niell

Thủ tướng Malcolm Turnbull và ông Peter O'Niell Source: AAP Image. Lukas

The Australian government-funded Immigration Detention Centre on Manus Island is set to close by the end of the year.


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By Sonja Heydeman

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The Australian government-funded Immigration Detention Centre on Manus Island is set to close by the end of the year.


Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull confirmed the closure after a meeting with his Papua New Guinean counterpart in Port Moresby.


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