Australian Authorities: Supreme Court and Food Supplies

australian authorities: Tuesday, according to Metro News. The closing date was set after Papua New Guinea's Supreme Court ruled last year that Australia's detention of asylum seekers there was illegal and unconstitutional. Papua New Guinea authorities said they would cut off water, electricity and food supplies to the centre inside the Lombrun Navy Base at 5 p.m. The 606 men diverted by Australian authorities to Manus after attempting to reach Australia by boat have refused to comply with an order to relocate to three nearby facilities because they say the alternatives are less secure and they fear for their safety amid threats of violence from locals. With the centre left unguarded as of Tuesday morning, reports emerged of locals, some armed with machetes, looting the facility. An hour after the deadline, however, the utilities had not been cut off, according to refugee advocates. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.