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Turnbull attacks NZ over asylum seeker resettlement offer

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Asylum seekers and refugees protesting at the Manus Island immigration detention centre in Papua New Guinea, Source: Refugee Action Coalition

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull says New Zealand's offer to resettle 150 detainees in off-shore detention on Manus Island has boosted demand for people smugglers. It comes as flights carrying refugees from Manus Island left today (tue) for the United States. Maheswaran Prabaharan has the story in Tamil, written by Evan Young for SBS News.



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