Australia to allow more Pacific Islands workers, patrol fisheries


  • World
  • Saturday, 09 Sep 2017

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull (L) sits alongside Papua New Guinea's Prime Minister Peter O'Neill during a family picture at the 48th Pacific Islands Forum in Apia, Samoa, September 8, 2017. AAP/Lukas Coch/via REUTERS

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia will extend its Pacific Islands migrant labour programme and fly aerial surveillance missions to protect valuable Pacific fisheries, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said at the Pacific Island Leaders Forum.

The meeting, held in Apia, Samoa, brought 17 Pacific Island nations plus Australia and New Zealand to the negotiating table.

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