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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Paul Karp and Ben Doherty

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

Nurul Chawdury in a blue tshirt
Nurul Chawdury, a Bangladeshi man who is with his family in Port Moresby, waiting for resettlement in New Zealand. Photograph: Godfree Kaptigau/The Guardian

Asylum seekers stranded in Papua New Guinea have been threatened with eviction if an alleged $110,000 rental arrears debt is not paid, leading to urgent calls for the Australian government to intervene to prevent them becoming “homeless”.

The Asylum Seeker Resource Centre (ASRC) wrote to the home affairs department revealing that refugee families with 10 children at Latitude apartments in Port Moresby face eviction on Friday unless the bill is paid by Thursday.

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