Australia has a relatively small Syrian population, but it's one that has become increasingly vocal over the past year.
The pro and anti-regime camps have held noisy protests, each strident in their views that President Bashar al-Assad should stay or go.
SBS' Christine Heard reports on the divisions threatening to damage this community.
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