In a major about-turn, Australia has accepted New Zealand's long-standing offer to take 150 refugees a year for three years from detention centres in the Pacific.
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Immigration Minister Kris Faafoi says Australia rekindled New Zealand's offer to take some refugees being housed in detention camps in 2020 and Cabinet signed off on the plan a month ago.
Australia designed a policy of keeping boat refugees far from its shores to deter more of them from trying to make the voyage. But many critics say such policies violate human rights.