Bishops demand asylum seekers freedom eight years on catholicleader.com.au

Catholic bishops in Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands have demanded resettlement of offshore asylum seekers exactly eight years after Australia passed laws mandating offshore detention for illegal boat arrivals.

On July 19, 2013 the Australian parliament passed legislated for mandatory offshore detention for boat people trying to reach our shores. The legislation also meant they could never settle in Australia.

The PNG and SI Bishops said the people transferred to Manus and Nauru from 2013 and 2014 and some detained offshore or onshore until today, had “served a crucial Australian interest.”…

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