Australia rejects a NZ offer to resettle 150 refugees

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull talks as New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern listens

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull talks as New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern listens Source: AAP

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has again knocked back a New Zealand offer to resettle 150 refugees, as the Manus Island Detention Centre stand-off continues.


Labor is urging Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull to press President Donald Trump to speed up the resettlement of refugees in the U-S.

Mr Turnbull held weekend bilateral talks with New Zealand leader Jacinda Ardern in Sydney


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