New Zealand's Nauru offer 'a giant magnet' for people smugglers

Defence Industry Minister Steven Ciobo says accepting New Zealand's offer to resettle refugees on Nauru would kickstart the people-smuggling trade.

young refugees on Nauru

Australia says it will remove all asylum seeker children from Nauru within two months. (AAP) Source: AAP

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Published 4 November 2018 7:07pm
By Ali Bahnasawy


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