Plea for compassion on asylum seekers

By Clare Quirk
Updated January 9 2014 - 7:39am, first published 4:00am

The majority of Australians think asylum seekers who arrive by boat are not genuine refugees, prompting Warrnambool humanitarian advocates to say fear has replaced the once-proud Australian tradition of standing up for the underdog.

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