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Trump Thanks Australian PM 'For Telling Truth' About 'Very Civil' Call
President Donald Trump dispatched two top advisers to reassure Australia's ambassador of American support for a decades-old alliance, a day after reports of his criticism of a refugee resettlement deal in a heated phone call.
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Tense Call Between Donald Trump And Australian Leader Strains Longtime Ties
US ties with staunch ally Australia became strained on Thursday after details about an acrimonious phone call between its leaders emerged and US President Donald Trump said a deal between the two nations on refugee resettlement was "dumb."
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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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Australian PM Malcolm Turnbull Says Donald Trump Agrees To Accept Refugees
President Donald Trump had agreed to keep an Obama administration promise to resettle refugees languishing in Pacific island camps despite the U.S. toughening its stance on Muslim immigration, the Australian prime minister said Monday.
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Donald Trump To Honour Refugee Swap Deal With Australia: Sources
US President Donald Trump has confirmed that his administration will honour a refugee resettlement deal with Australia, a source close to the Australian government said on Sunday.
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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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Australian PM Malcolm Turnbull Under Fire Over Minister's 'Xenophobic' Refugee Claim
Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, in the midst of a tight election campaign, came under fire on Thursday for backing his immigration minister over claims resettling "illiterate and innumerate" refugees would strain the social safety network.
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Australia in Talks with Philippines to Resettle Refugees
Australia said Friday it is in talks with the Philippines to send refugees there, but refused to confirm reports of a Aus$150 million (US$109 million) deal to expand its controversial resettlement policy.
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Australia Considering Other Nations for Asylum-Seekers
Australia said today it is seeking new countries to resettle refugees in after confirming only four people have moved to Cambodia, which has agreed to accept refugees in exchange for aid.
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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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Activists Outraged Over Cambodia-Australia Refugee Deal
Cambodia will resettle potentially hundreds of refugees intercepted trying to reach Australia in exchange for $35 million in aid, forging ahead with an opaque deal condemned by rights groups as a threat to asylum seekers' safety.
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Australia Confirms Refugee Deal With Cambodia
Australia confirmed on Thursday it will sign an asylum-seeker resettlement deal with Cambodia in a move slammed by human rights groups as violating its international obligations.
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Australia to Take 4,400 Refugees From Syria, Iraq
Australia will offer to resettle some 4,400 people fleeing violence in Iraq and Syria, Immigration Minister Scott Morrison said Sunday, adding the places had been freed up by success in stopping asylum-seeker boats.
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Australia Dismisses 'Corrupt' Cambodia Concerns
Australia Tuesday dismissed concerns that money given to Cambodia to resettle refugees could end up in the pockets of corrupt officials as Phnom Penh moves closer to joining Papua New Guinea and Nauru in accepting asylum-seekers.
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Trump Thanks Australian PM 'For Telling Truth' About 'Very Civil' Call
President Donald Trump dispatched two top advisers to reassure Australia's ambassador of American support for a decades-old alliance, a day after reports of his criticism of a refugee resettlement deal in a heated phone call.
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Tense Call Between Donald Trump And Australian Leader Strains Longtime Ties
US ties with staunch ally Australia became strained on Thursday after details about an acrimonious phone call between its leaders emerged and US President Donald Trump said a deal between the two nations on refugee resettlement was "dumb."
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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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Australian PM Malcolm Turnbull Says Donald Trump Agrees To Accept Refugees
President Donald Trump had agreed to keep an Obama administration promise to resettle refugees languishing in Pacific island camps despite the U.S. toughening its stance on Muslim immigration, the Australian prime minister said Monday.
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Donald Trump To Honour Refugee Swap Deal With Australia: Sources
US President Donald Trump has confirmed that his administration will honour a refugee resettlement deal with Australia, a source close to the Australian government said on Sunday.
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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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Australian PM Malcolm Turnbull Under Fire Over Minister's 'Xenophobic' Refugee Claim
Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, in the midst of a tight election campaign, came under fire on Thursday for backing his immigration minister over claims resettling "illiterate and innumerate" refugees would strain the social safety network.
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Australia in Talks with Philippines to Resettle Refugees
Australia said Friday it is in talks with the Philippines to send refugees there, but refused to confirm reports of a Aus$150 million (US$109 million) deal to expand its controversial resettlement policy.
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Australia Considering Other Nations for Asylum-Seekers
Australia said today it is seeking new countries to resettle refugees in after confirming only four people have moved to Cambodia, which has agreed to accept refugees in exchange for aid.
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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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Activists Outraged Over Cambodia-Australia Refugee Deal
Cambodia will resettle potentially hundreds of refugees intercepted trying to reach Australia in exchange for $35 million in aid, forging ahead with an opaque deal condemned by rights groups as a threat to asylum seekers' safety.
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Australia Confirms Refugee Deal With Cambodia
Australia confirmed on Thursday it will sign an asylum-seeker resettlement deal with Cambodia in a move slammed by human rights groups as violating its international obligations.
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Australia to Take 4,400 Refugees From Syria, Iraq
Australia will offer to resettle some 4,400 people fleeing violence in Iraq and Syria, Immigration Minister Scott Morrison said Sunday, adding the places had been freed up by success in stopping asylum-seeker boats.
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Australia Dismisses 'Corrupt' Cambodia Concerns
Australia Tuesday dismissed concerns that money given to Cambodia to resettle refugees could end up in the pockets of corrupt officials as Phnom Penh moves closer to joining Papua New Guinea and Nauru in accepting asylum-seekers.
