Donald Trump tells Malcolm Turnbull he will honour deal to resettle refugees from Nauru and Manus

By David Wroe, National Security Correspondent
Updated January 30 2017 - 6:10pm, first published January 29 2017 - 9:57pm
US President Donald Trump speaks on the phone with Malcolm Turnbull on Sunday morning.  Photo: Pete Marovich
US President Donald Trump speaks on the phone with Malcolm Turnbull on Sunday morning. Photo: Pete Marovich
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull on Australia Day. Photo: Rohan Thomson
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull on Australia Day. Photo: Rohan Thomson

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has received Donald Trump's personal assurance that a deal for the US to resettle refugees from Nauru and Manus Island will go ahead, despite the US President's harsh immigration policies sending shockwaves around the world.

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