Seriously ill asylum seeker flown to Brisbane from Manus Island

By Sarah Whyte
Updated August 30 2014 - 1:23am, first published August 29 2014 - 3:08pm
Manus Island detention centre: a seriously ill asylum seeker has been flown to the mainland for treatment. Photo: Supplied
Manus Island detention centre: a seriously ill asylum seeker has been flown to the mainland for treatment. Photo: Supplied

An Iranian asylum seeker is reportedly fighting for his life in a Brisbane hospital after he was urgently transferred from Papua New Guinea's Manus Island detention centre.