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Should we reconsider being a signatory to the Refugee Convention?

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Questions are also being asked about whether we should reconsider being a signatory to the UN Refugee Convention, given the the numbers of refugees and are apparent unwillingness to have them arrive on our shores. Image: UNHCR

New figures from the UNHCR show the number of refugees worldwide is on the rise, with 45.2 million forcibly displaced people worldwide. An extra 7.6 million people were displaced globally in 2012, including 1.1 million new refugees, with many coming from war–torn Syria. But while Australia has already more than doubled its humanitarian intake does this new figure place us under pressure to take more?

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Wednesday, June 19 2013

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Catherine Zengerer

Featured in storyAssociate Professor of Law at the University of Adelaide, Alex ReillyRefugee Advocate with the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre, Pamela Curr

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Should we reconsider being a signatory to the Refugee Convention?

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