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Ex-Manus Island detainees stranded in PNG threatened with eviction over unpaid rent

Exclusive: More than 40 people who sought asylum in Australia remain in Port Moresby, having been previously held in immigration detention

The Guardian - AU

Australia doesn’t just influence detention regimes globally — it exports them

Former Manus Island detainee Behrouz Boochani on how Australia has been actively promoting its immigration detention policies abroad.

Crikey

‘If anything happens to me, look after my family’: Manus Island death leaves unanswered questions on offshore detention

An inquest into Faysal Ishak Ahmed’s death is under way – but it’s unlikely it will reckon with concerns about punitive detention and duty of care

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Western Australia boat arrivals: what are the current laws and policies on asylum seekers?

Both Labor and the Coalition support boat turnbacks, offshore detention and third-country resettlement. Are there any policy differences between the two major parties?

The Guardian - AU

Behrouz Boochani: ‘I was not a victim. I was a fighter’

In a bohemian corner of Wellington, the former Manus Island detainee has found his way through writing and walking – despite, he insists, being properly lazy

The Guardian - AU

Pakistani refugee stuck in PNG fearful after riots

A Pakistani refugee who was detained for six years on Manus Island says PNG is not safe for him after recent deadly riots and with no source of income.

AAP

Australia says it has no duty to asylum seekers in PNG

Australia says Papua New Guinea is in charge of former Manus Island detainees who have been evicted from temporary accommodation.

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Asylum seekers in PNG evicted from accommodation

Asylum seekers to Australia, formerly detained on Manus Island in Papua New Guinea, are fearing evictions from hotel accommodation over unpaid bills.

AAP

Refugees in PNG told they will be evicted after Australian-sponsored housing bills not paid

Exclusive: Former Manus Island detainees facing loss of accommodation, but the Australian government claims it is no longer responsible for their welfare

The Guardian - AU

Millions reportedly paid to Pacific MPs a drop in the ocean of detention expenses

Let’s look back on what Australian taxpayer dollars have helped achieve on Manus Island and Nauru.

Crikey

Dismantling the myth that ‘stopping the boats’ is in children’s best interests

Saving children is a cornerstone of the stop the boats narrative — a patronising, nation-building story Australians are being told and sold.

Crikey

Government and security company reach multimillion-dollar settlements with Manus Island guards

Multiple former employees of G4S who suffered physical or mental harm after 2014 riots have been compensated days into a predicted weeks-long trial

The Guardian - AU

Manus Island guard settles compo court bid

A former Manus Island guard has reached a settlement with security firm G4S and the Australian government over the detention centre's deadly riots.

AAP

Manus detention guard feared for her life

Manus Island security guard Chandra Osborne has told Victoria’s Supreme Court she feared for her life during the chaotic riots of February 2014.

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Govt ticked off Manus guards, court told

The commonwealth government acted quickly to approve additional security guards at Manus Island in the lead-up to deadly riots, a court has heard.

AAP

Govt failure led to Manus riot, court told

Lawyers for security firm G4S say the Commonwealth did not listen to G4S' requests for help ahead of a 2014 riot on Manus Island.

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Govt put Manus guards at risk, court told

An Australian detention centre security guard is taking on the commonwealth government in court for allegedly putting her at risk during deadly riots.

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Priti Patel appoints man behind Australia’s ‘inhumane’ asylum offshoring to review Border Force

Alexander Downer negotiated Australia’s ‘Pacific Solution’ to detain asylum seekers on Nauru and Manus Island

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Inquest into death of refugee after fall

An inquest will be held into the death of a 27-year-old Sudanese refugee who was evacuated from Manus Island to a Brisbane hospital after falling down stairs.

ABC News

Manus Island riot: G4S chief rejects suggestion company invited PNG police into detention centre

The head of the security company that was in charge of the Manus Island detention centre during February's fatal riot has strongly rejected suggestions it invited Papua New Guinea police inside the fence.

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Manus Island riot: Independent report by Robert Cornall details deadly detention centre violence

A Salvation Army worker identified as allegedly leading a fatal attack on Iranian asylum seeker Reza Berati on Manus Island in February is expected to be charged in Papua New Guinea. The PNG national has been named in an official report into the riots which took place at the Manus…

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