New Zealand offered to resettle refugees - so why hasn't it happened yet?

Children bypassing the barracks where asylum seekers are living on Manus Island

Children bypassing the barracks where asylum seekers are living on Manus Island Source: Getty / Jonas Gratzer/LightRocket via Getty Images

In March, the Australian government accepted New Zealand's offer to resettle refugees from offshore detention facilities. Seven months later, not one has been processed.



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