Child in detention for 1113 days, only 25 Rohingya refugees accepted

By Nicole Hasham
Updated July 24 2015 - 10:13pm, first published 9:55pm
Prime Minister Tony Abbott controversially replied "nope, nope, nope" when asked in May if Australia would do more to help alleviate the Rohingya crisis. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
Prime Minister Tony Abbott controversially replied "nope, nope, nope" when asked in May if Australia would do more to help alleviate the Rohingya crisis. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen

A child has been held in immigration detention for at least 1113 days and the Abbott government has accepted just 25 Rohingya refugees despite thousands fleeing persecution, official figures show, raising fresh criticism of Australia's hardline asylum-seeker stance.

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