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Australia's humanitarian intake will rise to 18,750 .

PM Malcolm Turnbull speaks at the Leader's Refugee Summit during the United Nations General Assembly
PM Malcolm Turnbull speaks at the Leader's Refugee Summit during the United Nations General Assembly Source: AAP

Australia is to take refugees from Central America as part of a US-led program, and stick to its plan to increase overall its humanitarian resettlement numbers in 2018. Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull made the pledge during a speech to President Barack Obama's invitation-only high-level summit on refugees and migration in New York. Maheswaran Prabaharan reports in Tamil, feature prepared for SBS News by Amanda Cavill.


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Australia is to take refugees from Central America as part of a US-led program, and stick to its plan to increase overall its humanitarian resettlement numbers in 2018. Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull made the pledge during a speech to President Barack Obama's invitation-only high-level summit on refugees and migration in New York. Maheswaran Prabaharan reports in Tamil, feature prepared for SBS News by Amanda Cavill.



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