Eight hundred displaced persons seeking asylum in Australia, to be housed in Malaysia as part of a bilateral refugee swap deal, will receive special treatment, above and beyond what is afforded 90,000 refugees already in-country.

One such consideration is they be allowed to work while being quartered in Malaysia, which is currently denied to other refugees and asylum seekers.

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