The federal government confirms the first group of refugees to be resettled in New Zealand, from Australia's offshore processing centres, has landed in Auckland.
abc.net.au/news/refugees-from-nauru-settled-new-zealand/101684886The federal government has confirmed the first group of refugees to be resettled in New Zealand, from Australia's offshore processing centres, has landed in Auckland.The resettlement deal was first struck in 2013 but not put into force until this yearUnder the refugee resettlement deal, New Zealand has agreed to take a total of 450 refugees currently on Manus Island and Nauru, over three years.
"We confirm a flight left Nauru today destined for New Zealand with an initial six refugees on board," a spokesperson for Home Affairs Minister Clare O'Neil said. "The Australian and New Zealand governments continue to work together to resettle annually 150 refugees from Australia's existing regional processing cohort."Sources have told the ABC another 92 refugees remain on Nauru.
The Coalition, first elected later that year, had been hesitant to follow through with the agreement because it was concerned it could see refugees, who go to New Zealand, try and travel back to Australia and settle permanently here.The deal only applied to refugees already in detention and not to future asylum seekers who arrive by boat.
When the measure was finally put into place, Tasmanian senator Jacqui Lambie said she struck a deal with the Morrison government in 2019 that involved accepting New Zealand's offer.The first resettlements come as Senator Lambie, and ACT independent David Pocock, hold the fate of another key piece of government legislation — the
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