Syrian intake focused on Christians

Treasurer Scott Morrison says the intake of 12,000 Syrian refugees will give a home to predominantly persecuted Christian minorities from the region.

Treasurer Scott Morrison

Australia's special intake of 12,000 Syrian refugees will focus on persecuted Christian minorities. (AAP)

Treasurer Scott Morrison says Australia's special intake of 12,000 Syrian refugees is focused on resettling persecuted minorities which are overwhelmingly Christian.

The former immigration minister says resettlement arrangements have not changed since the intake was announced under the Abbott government in September last year.

"The reason for that is simple, those minorities can never go back to that part of the world," Mr Morrison told Ray Hadley on 2GB radio on Tuesday.


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