Tony Burke says Australia has few options to block return of 34 women and children from Syrian camp
by Sarah Basford Canales from World news | The Guardian on (#73R33)
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Tony Burke says authorities know the state of mind" of each of the 34 Australian women and children stuck in a Syrian detention camp, but says his options to prevent them returning to Australia are limited.
The home affairs minister, who represents a south-western Sydney electorate with a high Muslim population, also warned Pauline Hanson's recent derogatory comments against Muslims in Australia could incite violence.
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