very controversial stop the boats policy got started in 2013. a very hardline policy which meant that anyone trying to get to australia by boat was sent to a detention centre on png. it was criticised by human rights activists, by the un, by the united states, for its harsh conditions. and also for the mental health act that it had on people. this detention centre on manus island has been closed down. it has been almost emptied of the many people there, almost all of them have gone. about 134 asylum seekers remain, and these are the ones which are now going to be processed by png. mario island, that remains another place. but overall, i think it is the beginning of a change, if you will, the australian government giving up one of those regional