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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Ben Doherty and Daisy Dumas

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

PNG-operated accommodation for detainees after the closure of the Manus centre
PNG-operated accommodation for detainees after the closure of the Australian government’s Manus centre. Now refugees in Port Moresby have been threatened with eviction. Photograph: SUPPLIED/PR IMAGE

Refugees exiled to Papua New Guinea by Australia have been told they will be evicted from their Australian-sponsored accommodation after bills were not paid for more than a year.

The refugees and asylum seekers were formerly detained within Australia’s Manus Island detention centre before it was ruled unlawful and ordered shut by PNG’s supreme court. About 70 men remain held in PNG, most in rented accommodation in Port Moresby.

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