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Trump will honour earlier deal on refugee intake from Australia, says Turnbull

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Published Mon, Jan 30, 2017 · 09:50 PM

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    PRESIDENT Donald Trump will honour a deal struck under his predecessor to accept refugees from remote Pacific camps, Australia's prime minister said on Monday amid immigration chaos in the United States.

    In November, Canberra negotiated a "one-off" deal with the outgoing Obama administration to settle an unspecified number of the 1,600 boat people Australia held in offshore processing centres in Nauru and Papua New Guinea.

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