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‘You exiled me to Manus’: Behrouz Boochani lashes Labor’s ‘shameful’ response to NZ arrival
"You exiled me to Manus and you have supported this exile policy for years," Kurdish refugee Behrouz Boochani said.
Less than 24 hours after marking his “bittersweet” arrival in New Zealand, Kurdish refugee Behrouz Boochani has used Twitter to hit out at the Australian Labor party.
- Adam Marsters
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The opposition’s Home Affairs spokesperson Kristina Keneally took to the social media platform to welcome news of Boochani’s departure from Papua New Guinea, but the gesture was not well received.
“We look forward for Mr Boochani having the opportunity to permanently resettle in a third country as soon as…