Here's some of the more interesting and insightful tweets about the refugee crisis involving Manus Island, Australia and New Zealand. The most recent tweets are first.
Deluxe Minimalist @Hincerooney
Let's not pretend the NZ offer would have solved everything in #Manus. There would still be 450 left to die.
TV show idea: Mike's Manus. Hosking gets dumped on Manus Is. with only the clothes on his back and is stuck there indefinitely.
What is the status of the Tampa NZ citizens and their families - they were refused entry to Australia on the same ground as the Manus men
Matt Whitehead @MJWhitehead
Not at all happy that Ardern has ruled out direct negotiation with PNG over Manus refugees. So much for kindness, eh? #nzpol #auspol
Hopefully Jacinda Ardern’s foreign policy is: do the opposite of whatever Mike Hosking says http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11940818 …
By not supporting the UNHR's demand that Turnbull bring the refugees to Australia & process, Adern undermines international law & convention
There is a humanitarian crises happening on our doorstep. It is time for more drastic action. Merely repeating John Key's offer is not enough. #Manus
Rejecting the NZ offer re #Manus refugees is like saying 'we don't want them but u can't have them either'. It's the response of a 3 yr old
Go ahead write stupid articles, send me abuse, call me naive. Doesn’t change that what Australia has done to these men on Manus is appalling
If one of the men on Manus was your brother, your Uncle, your Father...your son... The world is watching Australia & we look like assholes
If men on #Manus are not Australia's responsibility anymore, why did you @TurnbullMalcolm just say no again to NZ taking 150 #refugees?
The parallels with refugees fleeing the Holocaust after WW2 & the Manus Island refugees are strong” #RefugeesWelcome
Shorter Malcolm Turnbull: Sure, I could send some of these poor people to NZ, but I really need them to suffer more to make me look tough
Paul Bongiorno @PaulBongiorno
It is clear Australia is bullying PNG and NZ out of dealing with each other on Manus refugees.
Aubrey Bloomfield @aubbloomfield
Australia: we don't want these refugees in our country New Zealand: we'll take some Australia: hands off, they're ours
Paul Bongiorno @PaulBongiorno
For humanity’s sake @TurnbullMalcolm must accept New Zealand’s offer to take refugees off Manus.anything less shames us all.
Australia has said PNG is a sovereign country so can deal directly with NZ. We will tell court this tomorrow
Behrouz Boochani @BehrouzBoochani
US deal is a fake deal, Australia is lying. While you are not accepting refugees from Manus you have no right to reject NZ offer. Let us go.
What will Australia do if we welcome the Manus island men - beat us at cricket, treat NZedders in Oz badly - nothing different there
Do we need Australia’s permission to take Manus Island refugees - they are not Australian they are not in Australia they are in PNG
Come on Australia. Starvation is not a humane way to get people to do what you want. Manus island refugees deserve better #manus #refugees
Could our Hercules or whatever make a direct flight to PNG to collect men from Manus Island?
Jacinda, god pls be what so many of us have been waiting for: a world leader who'll take a stand against this horror
Given Manus, Trump and Brexit, I really, really, really hope Labour reviews our membership of Five Eyes. An alliance of monsters right now.
Prrp I think we should definitely bring our refugee friends home to Aotearoa from Manus Island. #bringthemhere. I might get a pat.
Friends don't let friends commit human rights abuses. We can help our Aussie mates, @jacindaardern #Manus