The Sydney Morning Herald | Peter Dutton blasts 'ambulance-chasing law firm' after landmark $90 million Manus Island settlement The Sydney Morning Herald The Australian government will pay $70 million in compensation to more than 1900 asylum seekers detained at Manus Island in a landmark deal thought to be Australia's largest-ever human rights-related settlement. The government will also pay the asylum ... Commonwealth agrees to pay Manus Island detainees $70m in class action settlement Andrew Bolt: Manus Island payout is so wrong 'We're being taken for fools': Hanson slams $70m payout to Manus Island asylum seekers |