‘We will still suffer’: refugees in PNG say Australia’s exit leaves them stranded
‘We will still suffer’: refugees in PNG say Australia’s exit leaves them stranded
Campaigners say those still held offshore should be resettled in the US or New Zealand
Australia’s decision to end offshore processing in Papua New Guinea leaves those held within its offshore regime there for eight years in “limbo”, with refugees in Port Moresby saying: “Nothing will change for us.”
“The Australian government can say they are ending offshore processing,” one refugee, Ali, told Guardian Australia, “but there is no ending for us. This is just another game they play with our lives. We will still suffer.”
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