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Image | Fairfax<\/h6>\n

Prime Minister Tony Abbott has confirmed Australia’s refugee intake will be increased by 12,000 permanent places to deal with the humanitarian crisis in Syria and Iraq.<\/h3>\n

“This is a very significant increase in Australia’s humanitarian intake and it’s a generous response to the current emergency,” he told reporters in Canberra on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

Australia will also provide $44 million to support 240,000 displaced people in countries neighbouring Syria and Iraq through the UN refugee agency and other groups.<\/p>\n

Mr Abbott said the one-off increase would be on top of the existing annual humanitarian intake of 13,750 places that will increase to 18,750 in three years.<\/p>\n

The permanent resettlement places will go to those most in need – women, children and families from persecuted minorities.<\/p>\n

“The government will shortly despatch officials to the region to begin working with the UNHCR to identify potential candidates for resettlement,” he said.<\/p>\n

The additional refugees will be subject to the usual security, health and character checks.<\/p>\n

Mr Abbott thanked state and territory leaders and community groups for their public support.<\/p>\n

“These offers will be accepted as this is a burden that must be shared by all governments and by the wider community,” the prime minister said.<\/p>\n

He denied the government was sending the wrong message to Muslims by limiting the increased refugee intake to persecuted minorities.<\/p>\n

“Our focus is on the persecuted minorities who have been displaced and are very unlikely ever to be able to go back to their original homes.”<\/p>\n

The government is not putting a timetable on taking the additional refugees.<\/p>\n

“We want the 12,000 to come in as quickly as possible,” Mr Abbott said.<\/p>\n

Federal Labor welcomed the announcement that Australia would accept an additional 12,000 refugees from the conflict in Syria and Iraq.<\/p>\n

But Opposition Leader Bill Shorten said the $44 million earmarked to support 240,000 people in refugee camps fell considerably short of what was required.<\/p>\n

He also said Australia offered additional refugee places on a needs basis, without qualification or discrimination.<\/p>\n

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