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First refugees from Manus head for United States

Minister for Foreign Affairs Julie Bishop (AAP Image/Mick Tsikas) NO ARCHIVING

Minister for Foreign Affairs Julie Bishop (AAP Image/Mick Tsikas) NO ARCHIVING 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, with a group on its way to the US under a deal struck with then-US president Barack Obama in late 2016.


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By Matt Connellan

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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, with a group on its way to the US under a deal struck with then-US president Barack Obama in late 2016.



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