NATIONAL AFFAIRS Migration numbers: a new discussion begins*

The level of migrant intake, especially in respect of refugees, has become a sensitive issue in recent times throughout the developed world. Are Australia’s problems different from those of the rest of the world?



Not entirely. Along with other devel­oped economies, Australia is committed to a refugee intake under a United Nations agreement. Apart from that, in recent times we have been pursuing an unendorsed (nothing has been legislated) policy – as if it w…

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