Turnbull had been expected to reject the offer, and said his government was “not taking it up at this time”. Manus Island crisis: refugee collapses after reporting heart pain Read moreHowever he left the door open for a future agreement, saying the government would consider the deal once it had completed the ongoing transfer of refugees to the US. “What we are seeking to do is to ensure that there are opportunities for resettlement on the people on Manus Island and Nauru. As well as the Manus deal, in a two-hour meeting they discussed the future of the now 11-nation Trans-Pacific Partnership, and concerns about the stability of the North Korean regime. New Zealand, which takes a total of 750 refugees a year, first made its resettlement offer in 2013, to the then Labor Gillard government.

Source: The Guardian November 05, 2017 00:02 UTC