ABC Online | PNG tells Australia it can't shut Manus Island detention centre and leave asylum seekers behind ABC Online Papua New Guinea's new Government has told Australia it can't shut down the Manus Island detention centre and leave asylum seekers in PNG at the end of October. Australia is trying to close the centre by October 31, something it said before PNG's ... New PNG Attorney-General roadblocks Manus detention centre closure PNG defies Aust detention camp deadline PNG tells Australia it can't leave Manus Island asylum seekers behind – report |