Prime Minister Scott Morrison says Afghans who try to get to Australia by boat will not be accepted, as the government works on a larger refugee intake for Afghanistan
At least 3000 Afghan refugees will be able to move to Australia in the next 10 months and the federal government is working on plans to bring in more, but Prime Minister Scott Morrison has not followed other countries in outlining a more ambitious long-term humanitarian commitment.
Britain and Canada have both promised a humanitarian intake of 20,000 people over several years from Afghanistan, but Mr Morrison said “there are no clear plans about that” for Australia to do the same number.Loading Multiple government sources, who were not authorised to speak publicly, confirmed Immigration Minister Alex Hawke has been working on a longer-term target for Afghan refugees that could be announced in the coming weeks.Mr Hawke said on Wednesday that the government anticipates that the “initial allocation” of 3000 would “increase further over the course of this year”.
“We have a history in these situations,” he said. “Bob Hawke allowed in 42,000 Chinese. Fraser brought in 50,000 Vietnamese and Tony Abbott around 12,000 Syrians. We have a history of Liberal prime ministers doing this.” The open letter also asks the government to grant amnesty to all Afghan nationals in Australia who fear returning to Afghanistan.
After arriving at Kabul airport, a RAAF C1-30 Hercules aircraft dropped off officials from the departments of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Defence and Home Affairs, who will begin processing Afghans on the ground for future flights. The flight then picked up 26 individuals – including Australian citizens, Afghan nationals and one foreign official – and headed back to Australia’s military base in the United Arab Emirates at 10.45am.
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