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THE COUNTRIES OF FIRST REFUGE RECOGNISE THAT THEY MUST CONTRIBUTE TO A RESOLUTION RY SOME DEGREE OF LOCAL INTEGRATION.
MR CHAIRMAN, I HAVE OUTLINED TO THIS CONFERENCE THE BROAD POLICY OBJECTIVES OF THE AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT, OBJECTIVES FIRMLY BASED IN A BELIEF IN INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION, COMMUNITY SUPPORT, AND UNDERSTANDING AND ACCEPTANCE OF HUMANITARIAN NEEDS.
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THE AUSTRALIAN COMMUNITY EXPECTS 115 GOVERNMENT TO DISPLAY AN EVEN-HANDED APPROACH TO REFUGEE NEEDS AROUND THE WORLD. WI BELIEVE THAT OPPORTUNITIES SHOULD BE RESERVED FOR THE GENUINE REFUGEE, THOSE MOST NEEDY AND MOST DESPERATE.
THE AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT DOES NOT REGARD REFUGET RESETTLEMENT.AS CONTINUING AND INEVITABLE JUST RECAUSE OTHER MEASURES ARE TOO HARD, OR BECAUSE NEGOTIATED SOLUTIONS TO THE PLIGHT OF REFUGEES AND DISPLACED PERSONS ARE NOT HIGH ENOUGH IN PRIORITY ON THE INTERNATIONAL, POLITICAL AGENDA.
HR CHAIRMAN, FELLOW MINISTERS AND DISTINGUISHED DELEGATIS, THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS THIS CONFERENCE. I HOPE I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO ENLIGHTEN YOU ABOUT THE AUSTRALIAN LAKOR GOVERNMENT'S AND THE AUSTRALIAN PEOPLE'S, ATTITUDES TO THIS MOST SENSITIVE 155UF AND THAT OUR DELIBERATIONS CAN CONTRIBUTE TO THE CREATION OF A STABLE, COHERENT AND INTERNATIONALLY ACCEPTABLE REFUGEE STRATEGY.
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