Australian eyes that 'can't look away' from Manus

By Arnold Zable
Updated November 11 2017 - 12:38am, first published November 10 2017 - 11:06am
Rough sleeping conditions inside the Manus Island regional processing centre, which 600 refugees and asylum seekers refuse to leave.
Rough sleeping conditions inside the Manus Island regional processing centre, which 600 refugees and asylum seekers refuse to leave.
Men inside the now-closed regional processing centre at Manus Island, purportedly showering in the rain.
Men inside the now-closed regional processing centre at Manus Island, purportedly showering in the rain.
Refugees and asylum seekers protesting inside the now-closed regional processing facility on Manus Island, which they refuse to leave.
Refugees and asylum seekers protesting inside the now-closed regional processing facility on Manus Island, which they refuse to leave.
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 20:  The picture of Reza Barati, who was killed in Manus Island, and other people who died in Australian immigration detention centres are seen during a rally in front of the Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull's electoral office in Edgecliff on March 20, 2016 in Sydney, Australia.  (Photo by Daniel Munoz/Fairfax Media)
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 20: The picture of Reza Barati, who was killed in Manus Island, and other people who died in Australian immigration detention centres are seen during a rally in front of the Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull's electoral office in Edgecliff on March 20, 2016 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Daniel Munoz/Fairfax Media)

As the crisis on Manus Island deepens, it sheds light on an unwritten history, still in the making, of deep friendships between asylum seekers and their supporters in Australia.

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