Australia accepts New Zealand’s offer to take refugees, nine years after it was made | katinacurtis
Australia has finally struck a deal for New Zealand to accept some of the refugees who arrived by boat, almost a decade since the offer was first made.
The three-year agreement will lead to 450 refugees resettling in New Zealand. Priority will be given to about 100 people still on Nauru after being processed in Australia’s offshore immigration centre there.Home Affairs Minister Karen Andrews and New Zealand’s Immigration Minister Kris Faafoi made the announcement on Thursday afternoon.
Asylum Seeker Resource Centre advocacy director Jana Favero said while the deal had taken too long to be accepted, it was great it was finally happening “because it means safety and freedom for 450 people over the next three years”.
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