Most people sent to Manus Island are genuine refugees, new figures show

By Bianca Hall, Legal Affairs Reporter
Updated June 30 2016 - 5:13pm, first published 4:36pm
The front entrance of the asylum seeker detention centre on Manus Island. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
The front entrance of the asylum seeker detention centre on Manus Island. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen

Almost 90 per cent of the asylum seekers Australia has sent to Papua New Guinea are genuine refugees, new figures suggest.

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