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Australian PM Says Not Sure How Many Refugees US Will Accept
Australia's prime minister on Wednesday would not say how many refugees from Pacific island camps would be resettled in the United States after President Donald Trump's administration said "extreme vetting" would be used to check their cases.
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US To Resettle Australia's Refugees Languishing On Islands
The United States has agreed to resettle an unspecified number of refugees languishing in Pacific island camps in a deal that is expected to inspire more asylum seekers to attempt to reach Australia by boat, officials said on Sunday.
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New Zealand Offers To Take Australia's Unwanted Refugees
New Zealand's prime minister said on Friday that his country was prepared to accept some asylum seekers Australia has sent to detention camps on impoverished Pacific island nations, though there appeared to be little chance Australia would take up the offer.
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Australian Refugee Groups Demand Answers on Asylum-Seeker Boat
Australian refugee groups today demanded the government provide answers about a boatload of asylum-seekers thought to be from Vietnam seen off the country's west coast.
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Most Refugees Snubbing Australia's Offer for Cambodia Resettlement
Australia is struggling to convince refugees held in offshore detention to voluntarily resettle in Cambodia under a bi-lateral deal, a refugee advocate group said on Friday, despite the government insisting that the first transfers are imminent.
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Australian Activists Say Asylum-Seeker Boat in Trouble
Refugee campaigners said Saturday that a boat carrying 153 asylum-seekers was in trouble off a remote Australian island, but the government said there were no significant incidents at sea to report.
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Gay Indian student granted refugee status in Australia
A 25-year-old gay Indian student who fled to Australia to escape a forced marriage arranged by his Muslim family has been granted refugee status.
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Australian PM Says Not Sure How Many Refugees US Will Accept
Australia's prime minister on Wednesday would not say how many refugees from Pacific island camps would be resettled in the United States after President Donald Trump's administration said "extreme vetting" would be used to check their cases.
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US To Resettle Australia's Refugees Languishing On Islands
The United States has agreed to resettle an unspecified number of refugees languishing in Pacific island camps in a deal that is expected to inspire more asylum seekers to attempt to reach Australia by boat, officials said on Sunday.
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New Zealand Offers To Take Australia's Unwanted Refugees
New Zealand's prime minister said on Friday that his country was prepared to accept some asylum seekers Australia has sent to detention camps on impoverished Pacific island nations, though there appeared to be little chance Australia would take up the offer.
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Australian Refugee Groups Demand Answers on Asylum-Seeker Boat
Australian refugee groups today demanded the government provide answers about a boatload of asylum-seekers thought to be from Vietnam seen off the country's west coast.
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Most Refugees Snubbing Australia's Offer for Cambodia Resettlement
Australia is struggling to convince refugees held in offshore detention to voluntarily resettle in Cambodia under a bi-lateral deal, a refugee advocate group said on Friday, despite the government insisting that the first transfers are imminent.
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Australian Activists Say Asylum-Seeker Boat in Trouble
Refugee campaigners said Saturday that a boat carrying 153 asylum-seekers was in trouble off a remote Australian island, but the government said there were no significant incidents at sea to report.
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Gay Indian student granted refugee status in Australia
A 25-year-old gay Indian student who fled to Australia to escape a forced marriage arranged by his Muslim family has been granted refugee status.
