Foreign Minister Julie Bishop says Cambodia wants refugees from Australia to rebuild the nation. Source: AAP
IMMIGRATION Minister Scott Morrison has signalled that Australia is about to cut a deal with Cambodia to resettle refugees now in Nauru.
It comes after both Nauru and Papua New Guinea determined the refugee status of some asylum seekers sent to each country by Australian authorities.
Mr Morrison is adamant the resettlement of refugees can't solely belong to a club of first-world economies, like Australia.
"It will be a very positive and enduring legacy of what has been frankly a shameful episode on our borders," he told reporters on Thursday of a likely deal with Cambodia.
Foreign Minister Julie Bishop says refugees will help rebuild the struggling Asian nation.
"They're looking for people who are able-bodied who would be able to contribute to Cambodian society," she said.
The kingdom is one of the poorest nations in the region and is still recovering from civil war.
There also are concerns about internal government corruption, a worry rejected by Mr Morrison.
"If that were true we should immediately cancel the almost $80 million in aid we provide to Cambodia," he said.
Thirteen asylum seekers, assessed as refugees, have been released into the Nauru community.
Seven others had their claims rejected while 21 more are waiting for a decision to be handed down on Thursday.
It's understood the refugees will be resettled temporarily on Nauru with five-year visas.
Children will attend a Catholic school and families will receive care packages.
Refugees will have access to language classes, training, health care, work rights and a living allowance at local standards.
In PNG, 11 asylum seekers have received positive decisions with 15 denied.
PNG MP Ron Knight, who represents Manus Island, said accommodation for the refugees was almost complete at the town of Lorengau west of the detention centre.
They will temporarily be in prefabricated units with airconditioning, secured behind mesh fences with 24-hour security guards.
The first group are expected to move in within weeks.
Originally, 300 refugees were going to be sent there but that's been cut down to 75.
Catering and laundry will be done for them.
"It's like a three-star hotel," Mr Knight told AAP.
They will be free to walk about the town.
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