Ex-Manus Island detainees stranded in PNG threatened with eviction over unpaid rent

Exclusive: About 70 people who sought asylum in Australia remain in Port Moresby, having been previously held in immigration detention

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Asylum seekers stranded in Papua New Guinea have been threatened with eviction if an alleged $110,000 rental arrears debt is not paid, leading to urgent calls for the Australian government to intervene to prevent them becoming homeless".

The Asylum Seeker Resource Centre (ASRC) wrote to the home affairs department revealing that refugee families with 10 children at Latitude apartments in Port Moresby face eviction on Friday unless the bill is paid by Thursday.

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