Scott Morrison's Afghanistan response needs a boost in its compassion quotient

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ANALYSIS: Scott Morrison's Afghanistan response needs a boost in its compassion quotient

Defence Minister Peter Dutton is particularly concerned with risk minimisation in the assessment process.

Dutton told the ABC's Patricia Karvelas: "You and many other journalists would be screaming down the line at me if one person was brought in that committed an atrocity in our country."Nobody denies there must be stringent vetting. In some cases, people who assisted Australia later changed allegiance — that's the nature of Afghanistan. Obviously they don't get through.

But while all reasonable care has to be taken, it is impossible — realistically — to avoid a small element of risk . A number of Australian veterans who served in Afghanistan have been vocal about doing the right thing by the interpreters. Given how solicitous it is of the veterans community, criticism from them — which is also mixed with their wider critiques of the war and the withdrawal — is uncomfortable for the government.Separate to the evacuation of Afghans, the government announced Australia will take 3,000 refugees this financial year, while anticipating the number would be higher.

The modest figure was immediately set against the ambition of countries such as Canada, which has pledged to accept 20,000. Then there were comparisons with the performance of former prime ministers .

 

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Old DOGEM PM ON QUESTIONS. HE IS A MASTER DOGEM.

If you observe his actions and words all the way back to immigration , this guy has no compassion. But we do know he is heavily compassionate to himself with Hawaiian breakaways.

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