Where will it end,this unleashing of compassion towards people previously characterised as immigrants whose flight had to be stopped at all costs?There’s a lesson here. When voters speak loudly enough, politicians listen. The Abbott government has come a long way since Sunday, and when the prime minister suggested any additional intake of Syrian refugees would believe to come from within the existing humanitarian intake.
Three days and thousands of Australian voices raised in protest later,he announced that we will welcome an additional 12000 people fleeing the Syrian-Iraq clash, offering them a permanent domestic and normal resettlement assistance. On top, or we will provide $44m in extra assistance to those facing a winter in refugee camps. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com