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Hard knocks for Australia over strict screening for Muslim refugees
Australia is facing wide-spread criticism after a leaked government document which proposes new strict assessments for over 12,000 refugees in a bid to stop ‘extremism’ became public knowledge.
The Australian government is majorly being criticised by opposition party and members of the Lebanese community in Australia, who were being singled out in the document as being prone to ‘extremism’.
According to the leaked document made public by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), it advised that the government should undertake “additional screening criteria” to 12,000 Syrian and Iraqi refugees who are set to resettle in Australia as part of the country’s response to the refugee crisis in the Middle East,” the document read in part.
Explaining why more screening was required, the leaked document said; “It is expected that some refugees from this conflict will bring with them issues, beliefs or associations that lead them to advocate or engage in politically motivated or communal violence,” the leaked document said.
“This new framework will introduce … an enforceable integration framework to assess migrants’ suitability for life in Australia, a revamped citizenship test and citizenship pledge to strengthen [refugees’] accountability … and enhanced access, use and protection of sensitive information to strengthen intelligence-led risk-based decision-making [when assessing refugees],” the document said.
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