Manus Island

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‘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

Ben Doherty

22, Mar, 2024 @2:00 PM

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‘The wait is too long’: the refugees left in PNG after a decade in Australia’s offshore detention
In a climate of escalating violence and fear in Port Moresby, 52 asylum seekers – the tail end of the illegal regime – want their suffering to stop

Ben Doherty

16, Mar, 2024 @11:00 PM

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‘Incredible failure’: KPMG rejects claims it assessed ‘the wrong company’ before $423m payment to Paladin
Exclusive: Firm’s denial comes after weeks of intense criticism, including accusations that it misled parliament

Henry Belot

23, Feb, 2024 @7:00 PM

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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

Charlotte Graham-McLay in Wellington

16, Feb, 2024 @2:00 PM

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The Australian detention system was established to destroy us, but we refugees are still here | Behrouz Boochani
We were banished to Manus and Nauru, out of sight and out of mind. We are calling for a royal commission because the Australian public deserves the truth

Behrouz Boochani

01, Dec, 2023 @1:18 AM

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Last refugees in Papua New Guinea to begin leaving ‘within weeks’ after Australian funding runs out
Exclusive: Men left without healthcare and facing eviction, while local businesses are owned tens of millions of dollars

Ben Doherty

23, Oct, 2023 @12:26 AM

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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

Ben Doherty and Daisy Dumas

28, Sep, 2023 @3:00 PM

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Australia settles with family of refugee Reza Barati, murdered on Manus Island in 2014
Exclusive: The government has reached a confidential settlement with Barati’s family, who say they ‘fought for justice for Reza’

Ben Doherty

13, Aug, 2023 @3:00 PM

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Behrouz Boochani, the refugee reporter who exposed the cruelty of Australia’s island jail | Ten years of Guardian Australia
One inmate became the voice of the men locked up on Manus. Behrouz Boochani and Ben Doherty look back at the risks he took to get this story to the world

Caitlin Cassidy and Marni Cordell

21, May, 2023 @3:00 PM

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Manus Island and Nauru: previously unseen testimony and AI imagery reveal ‘unimaginable’ part of Australian history
The witness statements were collected during more than 300 hours of interviews with refugees as part of a now discontinued pro bono class action

Ben Doherty

08, Apr, 2023 @4:34 AM

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‘I need my freedom’: Mohammed Al-Bdairi should be at the birth of his child – but he remains in detention
The Iraqi refugee’s visa was cancelled in 2019 but the Administrative Appeals Tribunal overturned the ruling in December

Ben Doherty

17, Mar, 2023 @11:00 PM

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Anthony Albanese to push ‘family-first’ security treaty in address to Papua New Guinea parliament
Australian PM to call for ‘a swift conclusion to negotiations’ to treaty and say both countries should ‘work as equals with our fellow Pacific states’

Daniel Hurst Foreign affairs and defence correspondent

11, Jan, 2023 @11:30 AM

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