Empathetic group: Protesters gathering in support of refugees and asylum seekers in Sydney, Australia. — AFP
SYDNEY: Thousands of Australians joined rallies calling for the closure of Pacific island camps for asylum seekers, just days after the government confirmed it was in talks with the Philippines to resettle detained refugees.
Under Canberra’s tough immigration policy, asylum seekers attempting to reach the island continent by boat are turned back or sent to camps on Nauru or Papua New Guinea and barred from resettling in Australia even if found to be refugees.
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