Manus Island refugees get offer to move to Nauru

File image of Asylum seekers staring at media from behind a fence at the Oscar compound in the Manus Island detention centre.

File image of Asylum seekers staring at media from behind a fence at the Oscar compound in the Manus Island detention centre. Source: AAP

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Refugees from the Manus Island detention centre in Papua New Guinea have been offered an opportunity to move to Nauru ahead of the planned closure of the Manus Island centre at the end of this month.

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