Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison says he's confident there is scope to send hundreds more refugees being held offshore to the United States.
More than 500 people have been sent to the US under a resettlement deal agreed prior to Donald Trump's ascension to President of the United States, with 1250 places on offer.
Arthur Stevens reports
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