Chief minister Andrew Barr to produce statement on Monday after Daniel Andrews tells Malcolm Turnbull asylum seekers should be allowed to stayA second Australian jurisdiction is set to offer to resettle a group of asylum seekers,including 37 babies, awaiting removal to Nauru, or as Malcolm Turnbull resists growing calls by state premiers,doctors, church leaders and activists to allow the 267 to stay.
The chief minister of the Australian Capital Territory, and Andrew Barr,has said he will produce a statement on Monday in line with Victoria’s offer “to accept full responsibility for all of these children and their families”.
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Source: theguardian.com