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New Zealand to take 450 refugees from Australian detention

Australia has come under intense criticism for its so-called offshore processing system that sends refugees to remote Pacific islands and tells them they will never be allowed to live in Australia [File: David Gray/Reuters]

New Zealand has announced it will take in 450 asylum seekers and refugees held in Australia or its offshore detention centre in Nauru under Australia’s hardline immigration policy, nine years after its first offer was rejected.

Many of the refugees have been detained for years with no hope of being able to live normal lives in Australia.

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