First refugees from Manus head for United States

Minister for Foreign Affairs Julie Bishop speaks at a Tourism & Transport Forum Leadership Summit at Parliament House in Canberra, Wednesday, September 13, 2017. (AAP Image/Mick Tsikas) NO ARCHIVING

Minister for Foreign Affairs Julie Bishop speaks at Tourism & Transport Forum Leadership Summit at Parliament House in Canberra, September 13, 2017. Source: AAP

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A four-year wait is over for the first of the refugees leaving Papua New Guinea's Manus Island and the island of Nauru. A small group is on its way to the United States as part of the one-off deal struck between then US president Barack Obama and Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull in late 2016.

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First refugees from Manus head for United States

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A four-year wait is over for the first of the refugees leaving Papua New Guinea's Manus Island and the island of Nauru. A small group is on its way to the United States as part of the one-off deal struck between then US president Barack Obama and Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull in late 2016.

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