Talks on Manus Is may take 'months'

Immigration Minister Peter Dutton says the future of an immigration detention centre on Manus Island is unlikely to be resolved before the July 2 election.

Australian officials have held "constructive" talks with their Papua New Guinea counterparts about the future of the Manus Island immigration detention centre.

The centre's future was cast into doubt by a PNG Supreme Court ruling it was illegal, and Immigration Minister Peter Dutton said on Monday it could take months to resolve the matter.

"We will have what I think will be detailed and long-run discussions with PNG to help them in relation to this particular issue," he told reporters in Brisbane.


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