Australian government refuses to lift refugee intake - World Socialist Web Site
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Australian government refuses to lift refugee intake
By Mike Head
7 September 2015
The Abbott government yesterday cynically sought to counter the mounting international and domestic criticism of Australia’s inhuman anti-refugee regime, amid the worldwide outpouring of sympathy for the tens of thousands of refugees seeking asylum in Europe.
Prime Minister Tony Abbott announced that Australia would take more refugees from war-ravaged Syria and Iraq, pledging to do “the right thing” and help the UN respond to the humanitarian crisis.