PNG to investigate corruption claims in Australia-funded refugee program

Papua New Guinea's immigration minister John Rosso says whistleblower's serious allegations' revealed by the Guardian have prompted audit

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Allegations of widespread corruption and mismanagement within the Australia-funded refugee support program in Papua New Guinea will be formally investigated by the Port Moresby government.

After allegations from a whistleblower inside PNG's immigration authority that millions of dollars had potentially been misused, PNG's deputy prime minister, also the minister for immigration, John Rosso, has ordered an audit into where the money has gone.

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