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Only 20 Manus Detainees Agreed To Be Resettled In Papua New Guinea Submitted by PIR Editor on Thu, 08/18/2016 - 17:17 Aussie Immigration Minister says asylum seekers will never make it to Australia By political reporters Anna Henderson and Stephanie Anderson MELBOURNE, Australia (Radio Australia, August 18, 2016) – Immigration Minister Peter Dutton has conceded that since the Manus Island centre opened fewer than 20 detainees had agreed to be resettled in Papua New Guinea. He has apportioned some of the blame to advocates and media outlets, and accused the ABC and The Guardian of encouraging asylum seekers not to resettle in PNG. The Federal Government has struck a deal with Papua New Guinea to close the Manus Island detention centre, but is yet to provide a timeframe for the centre to be shut down. ....