Cambodia resettlement deal for asylum seekers moves closer

By Sarah Whyte
Updated April 24 2014 - 5:23pm, first published 4:24pm

 
A deal with Cambodia to resettle asylum seekers is moving closer with Scott Morrison declaring that a country's economic capacity is irrelevant to his expansion of a "club" of nations to take refugees.
 
In an exclusive interview with Fairfax Media, Mr Morrison said the government was encouraging countries that were willing to offer resettlement places to expand "permanent solutions" for people seeking asylum in Australia.

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