Millions of dollars of Australian taxpayer money funnelled to PNG to look after the remaining refugees from Australian camps has gone missing.
Mystery surrounds the whereabouts of millions of dollars of Australian taxpayer money funnelled to Papua New Guinea to look after the remaining refugees from Australian camps, with food, accommodation and security providers saying they have not been paid for months.say Australian money earmarked to pay the expenses of about 60 refugees remaining in PNG has dried up, and they are threatening to stop delivering services.
Under the new deal, the PNG immigration authorities were responsible for managing the funds and providing settlement, welfare and health services until refugees found permanent settlement options. A Home Affairs spokesperson said the department had no role in the “ongoing management of, or service delivery arrangements for, individuals remaining in PNG”.
Asked if there would be any further money added to the scheme, the Home Affairs spokesperson said: “As this relates to a confidential bilateral arrangement, the department will not provide further information.”A spokesperson for PNG immigration authorities said late on Saturday that they were in talks with all service providers to ensure that contracts under the humanitarian program were honoured.
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