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Humanitarian Malcolm Fraser, former PM who opened Australia to Asia, dead at 84
Australia’s former conservative prime minister Malcolm Fraser, who died yesterday aged 84, was seen as a voice for human rights who oversaw an upsurge in immigration from Asia. His humanitarian views would later see him part sharply with his conservative colleagues, who imposed a harsh immigration policy intended to deter asylum seekers arriving by boat. A sharp intellect and prolific tweeter whose last comments related to the role of China, Israeli politics and the cricket World Cup among other...
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