In this hour of need, contemplating a cut to Australia’s refugee intake is cruel populism

In an opinion piece published on Friday, The Guardian argues that Australia is being cruelly stingy in resettling refugees at a time of record global need. The piece notes that more people require protection now than at any point in human history, yet Australia is focused on cutting numbers amid anti-migration sentiment. It calls the move cruel populism, saying Australia cannot pretend to be removed from the world.

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