Malcolm Fraser made mistakes in bringing some migrants to Australia and the country is paying for that now, Peter Dutton has said. “The reality is that Malcolm Fraser did make mistakes in bringing some people in in the 1970s and we’re seeing that today. Australia saw high levels of humanitarian immigration from Lebanon and Asia under then Liberal prime minister Malcolm Fraser. A draft government document leaked earlier this year – and criticised by the opposition as verging on bigotry and racism – singled out the Lebanese community in connection with Australian-based Sunni extremists. Australia’s acceptance of Sudanese refugees largely began in the late 1990s, with the highest number just 10 years ago.

Source: The Guardian November 17, 2016 20:58 UTC