Faqihi continues to advocate for the almost 12,000 displaced people in limbo in Indonesia.
“There is a lot Australia can do as a leader in the region,” she said. “Australia can respond by expanding resettlement visas, especially for those who are stuck in the region and our neighbourhood regions.”
Tran said: “I just hope that Australians continue to take refugees, not because we might add value or anything, but ... because it’s the right thing to do, and the best thing you can offer someone is a chance to be Australian.”
How Australia became home to a million refugees. By Brittany Busch, The Age