First refugees from Manus head for United States

Foreign Minister Julie Bishop

Foreign Minister Julie Bishop Source: AAP

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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