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Can Australia walk away from the UN Refugee Convention?

Bala Vigneswaran
Bala Vigneswaran

Prime Minister Kevin Rudd recently announced that it is shifting the burden of asylum seekers arriving by boat to Papua New Guinea. This would effectively cease Australia from its obligations.


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By Kulasegaram Sanchayan

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Prime Minister Kevin Rudd recently announced that it is shifting the burden of asylum seekers arriving by boat to Papua New Guinea. This would effectively cease Australia from its obligations.


Kulasegaram Sanchayan discusses with Bala Vigneswaran of Australian Tamil Congress on UN Refugee Convention and Australian politics and impact of the recent announcement.

 


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