Dozens of refugees are still stranded in precarious situations in PNG – and support from Australia is dwindling
- Written by Amy Nethery, Senior Lecturer in Politics and Policy Studies, Deakin University
After nearly a year without basic income and support services, 42 refugees and asylum seekers remaining in Papua New Guinea will soon begin receiving a meagre allowance of 900 kina (A$338) per week from the Australian government.
These men are former Manus Island detainees who were released in 2016 after the PNG Supreme Court ruled that...
