Turnbull government rules out US refugee swap following UN Costa Rica announcement

By Fergus Hunter, Michael Koziol
Updated September 21 2016 - 5:15pm, first published 2:44pm
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Immigration Minister Peter Dutton. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Immigration Minister Peter Dutton. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen

The government has rejected suggestions that Australia's newly announced acceptance of Central American refugees will form part of a people swap arrangement with the United States.

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