Australia’s ‘PNG Solution’ challenged

The Papua New Guinea Supreme Court has advised the PNG government to begin preparations to defend the July 2013 ‘PNG Solution’. PNG Opposition leader Belden Namah has instituted fresh proceedings against the government over the camp conditions and treatment of detainees under the refugee resettlement arrangement agreed between Australia and PNG. The resurrected policy on the use of the regional processing centre on Manus will be tested after an Iranian detainee revealed his wish to be a party in the legal proceedings in PNG.

This article was written by

Dulciana Somare-Brash

Dulciana Somare-Brash is PiPP's deputy executive director. She has a Bachelor Degrees in political science & international relations and law from James Cook University, Australia. Her experience in politics and development ranges from employment with ABC/Radio Australia in Port Moresby, and later as Senior Research Officer at the Australian High Commission there.

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