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Turnbull says NZ offer to take Manus refugees a possibility

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has said a New Zealand offer to take 150 refugees from Manus Island is a possibility, but not just yet.

Manus Island Detention Centre

Manus Island Detention Centre Source: AAP

Malcolm Turnbull has softened his language over New Zealand's offer to take 150 refugees from Manus Island.

"It's a possibility that could happen in the future but it is not ... a near-term prospect at all," the prime minister told Neil Mitchell on Melbourne radio 3AW on Friday.

Instead, Australia was focused on the US refugee resettlement deal that could take up to 1250 people.

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By Saleem Al-Fahad



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