Resettled refugees whinge about US: Dutton

Asylum seekers resettled in the United States have been complaining back to friends in Nauru about the conditions in their new country, Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton claims.

"We are seeing ... reports of people that have gone from Nauru to the United States saying it is harder than they thought because they need to find work in the United States," Mr Dutton told parliament on Thursday.

"And they are saying to people on Nauru now you would be better to go to New Zealand or Australia because they have a better welfare system."