The World - News from May 26, 1986
Australia said it will stop giving priority to Vietnamese refugees because an increasing number are leaving their country for economic rather than political reasons. “We are simply determined to ensure that the very scarce resources Australia . . . has available to respond to the needs of genuine refugees are not abused by others with no real claim for refugee status,” Immigration Minister Chris Hurford said. About 100,000 Vietnamese refugees have settled in Australia.
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