'That's not the way I'd categorise it': Julie Bishop rebuffs Peter Dutton on US 'people swap'

By Michael Koziol, Political Reporter
Updated February 23 2017 - 6:38pm, first published 8:26am
A war of words has erupted over whether Australia's refugee deal with the US is a "people swap". Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
A war of words has erupted over whether Australia's refugee deal with the US is a "people swap". Photo: Alex Ellinghausen

A war of words has erupted over the nomenclature of Australia's refugee resettlement deal with the US, after Immigration Minister Peter Dutton conceded it could reasonably be described as a "people swap".