Australia and Malaysia Sign a Refugee Swap Deal

http - July 25th, 2011

Australia to send asylum seekers to Malaysia in exchange for accepting refugees currently living in Malaysia Malaysia and Australia agreed on Monday to swap refugees in a new strategy aimed at deterring asylum seekers from undertaking boat journeys to Australia. The deal will see Australia send 800 asylum seekers to Malaysia over the next four years in exchange for Australia resettling 4,000

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