Category: offshore detention

New Zealand Agrees to Receive 150 Refugees From Australia for Next 3 Years

Australia and New Zealand have agreed to resettle up to 150 refugees for three years from Australia’s offshore detention centre in Nauru, nine years after the offer was first made. Australian Home Affairs Minister Karen Andrews and New Zealand Immigration Minister Kris Faafoi jointly announced the new arrangement that will be implemented under New Zealand’s…


Biloela Family to Live in Perth

A Tamil family from Biloela that has been on Christmas Island for two years will be reunited on the Australian mainland. Immigration Minister Alex Hawke has decided to allow the Sri Lankan family to reside in the Perth community. “In making this determination, I am balancing the government’s ongoing commitment to strong border protection policies…