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Australia and NZ are close to reaching a deal to resettle up to 150 refugees who have been rejected by the Australian government because they attempted to arrive by boat.

Refugee advocates have hailed news of an "in principle" agreement to resettle 150 refugees a year in New Ze...

Government yet to work out “administrative arrangements”.

Home Affairs boss says discussions underway.

Jacinda Ardern’s office confirms refugee offer has not changed, but does not say if deal is on bilateral talks agenda

New Zealand offer to resettle Australia’s offshore refugees still active as US deal nears end Tess McClure and Ben Doherty © Provided by The Guardian Photograph: Loren Elliott/Reuters New Zealand’s offer to resettle refugees from Australia’s offshore immigration detention system remains on the table, and the imminent end of Australia’s long-running US refugee swap could bring it under more urgent consideration from Australia. The office of Jacinda Ardern confirmed to ...

Home Affairs boss indicates a scheme is 'likely'.

Almost 1000 refugees in Australian detention resettled in the US Just over 200 refugees and asylum seekers remain in Australian offshore detention centres, after almost 1000 were resettled in the US. Home Affairs Department secretary Marc Ablong has confirmed to Senate Estimates there are still 109 people held on Nauru, and 130 in Papua New Guinea. This Sept. 4, 2018, photo shows Nibok refugee settlement on Nauru. About 120 refugee children and teenagers were living on Nauru.(AP) But since 2017...

Australia's higher education sector is grappling with what some have called an 'insidious danger'.

Advertisement Australian security agencies will give universities an expanded list of emerging technologies that should be protected from foreign interference as concern grows about local academics giving China access to their critical research. The list will go beyond the military or “dual-use” technologies that Australian universities have traditionally been told to protect from foreign governments. ASIO boss Mike Burgess says his agency is only concerned with covert, clandestine and dece...