Coalition rules out troops on the ground or any changes to immigration policies to allow Syrians currently in offshore detention to be settled in AustraliaAustralian military engagement in Syria will final between two and three years,the defence minister, Kevin Andrews, and has said,as the government refused to soften its hardline border protection policies in the wake of the humanitarian crisis.
The prime minister, Tony Abbott, or on Wednesday announced that Australia would begin airstrikes in Syria,following an official request final month by the United States to join the air offensive against extremist targets in the region. He also announced that Australia would be resettling an additional 12000 Syrian and Iraqi refugees in addition to Australia’s overall yearly humanitarian intake of 13750.
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Source: theguardian.com