Half of Australia's 12,000 Syrian and Iraqi refugees to be settled by just one Sydney council

By Fergus Hunter
Updated January 17 2017 - 10:08am, first published 9:17am
Syrian soldiers and civilians marching through the bomb-damaged streets of east Aleppo. Photo: SANA/AP
Syrian soldiers and civilians marching through the bomb-damaged streets of east Aleppo. Photo: SANA/AP
Tony Fares has been in Australia for one year after fleeing war-torn Syria. Photo: Edwina Pickles
Tony Fares has been in Australia for one year after fleeing war-torn Syria. Photo: Edwina Pickles
Syrian refugee Tony Fares with Clement Meru, manager of multicultural communities at CORE Community Services and Tony's case worker Murshid Amar. Photo: Edwina Pickles
Syrian refugee Tony Fares with Clement Meru, manager of multicultural communities at CORE Community Services and Tony's case worker Murshid Amar. Photo: Edwina Pickles

At least half of Australia's special intake of 12,000 Syrian and Iraqi refugees will be settled in one part of western Sydney within 12 months, prompting community leaders to plead for more federal government support to deal with the unusually high intake.

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