<P> In 2015, the government of Tony Abbott rejected suggestions that it would accept Rohingyas (a persecuted Muslim minority in Myanmar) during the Rohingya refugee crisis, with the Prime Minister responding "Nope, nope, nope . We have a very clear refugee and humanitarian program". However, later in the year the government unexpectedly increased its intake of refugees to accommodate persecuted minorities (such as Maronites, Yazidis and Druze) from the conflicts of the Syrian Civil War and Iraq War . </P> <P> The Australian government ruled out bringing people held on Manus Island to Australia . New Zealand's offer to resettle 150 refugees within its existing quota was refused by the Australian Government . United States officials began assessing applications for asylum for refugees to be resettled in the United States as part of a deal struck with the Australian government . </P> <P> More than 600 asylum seekers have died en route to Australian territory since 2009 . </P> <P> A number of changes have been implemented in relation to mandatory detention, both broadening opportunities for community integration by offering community alternatives and narrowing release through the creation of new immigration status designations . </P>

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