First refugees from Manus head for United States

Minister for Foreign Affairs Julie Bishop (AAP Image/Mick Tsikas) NO ARCHIVING

Minister for Foreign Affairs Julie Bishop (AAP Image/Mick Tsikas) NO ARCHIVING Source: AAP

SBS News In Depth
View Podcast Series

Get the SBS Audio app

Other ways to listen

A four-year wait is over for the first of the refugees leaving Papua New Guinea's Manus Island and the island of Nauru, with a group on its way to the US under a deal struck with then-US president Barack Obama in late 2016.

Share

Latest podcast episodes

Student debts lock many out of the housing market (AAP)

Government aims to make home-buying easier for people with student debt

Illustration of an asteroid or comet striking the surface of the Earth.

Will an asteroid hit Earth, and could it spell the end of the world?

OTM - Commonwealth Bank (AAP).jpg

CEO SERIES: Matt Comyn, Commonwealth Bank on its $5.1bn half-year profit, future challenges and the economy

Peter Navarro, White House senior counselor for trade and manufacturing, during an executive order signing in the White House.

Top Trump adviser says Australia is killing US aluminium market

Recommended for you

A close-up photo shows sea salt being poured from a salt shaker.

Experts have advised us to eat less salt for decades. Now, there's a new alternative

diets and dieting

A woman sitting at a table holding papers. A laptop and calculator are also in front of her.

Tax-free: The super change that could save Aussie retirees thousands

finance news

A bright red Chinese ceremonial gate is flanked by stone lion statues on both sides.

'We will lose a piece of history': Why Sydney's Chinatown is under threat

chinese new year

Donald Trump points his finger as he speaks at a press conference.

Donald Trump blames 'diversity' for deadly Washington plane crash

planes

A woman holding the tiny feet of a newborn baby in her hands.

Australia's most popular baby names have been revealed — with one emerging favourite

new born babies

A man wearing a suit and blue tie.

Dutton says Trump brings 'gravitas', as Albanese's response to Gaza plan labelled 'pathetic'

politics

Donald Trump stands in front of a US flag

Donald Trump's tactic to end the Ukraine war — and whether it would impact Australia

politics of united states

Three people dressed in warm clothing walk past a NAB branch.

Rate cuts: How banks are moving as the RBA prepares to meet

finance news