Manus Islanders doing their best to help refugees - local priest

From , 5:03 am on 1 February 2019

The Catholic dean of Papua New Guinea's Manus Province says locals are doing what they can to help refugees detained there by Australia.

Clement Taulam says Manusians want the refugees to leave even though their departure could cause job losses.

He told Ben Robinson Drawbridge it was clear that mental illness was endemic among the refugees.

Clement Taulam.

Clement Taulam. Photo: Asylum Seeker Resource Centre / Martin Wurt