Interior Minister Dudon says Australia has decided to refuse to sign the Global Migration Agreement. (photo by Australian newspaper)
According to the Australian newspaper, Interior Minister Dutton (Peter Dutton) announced that although he had assisted in the negotiations, the Australian Government would not sign the Global Migration Agreement (Global Compact for Migration).
The Australian newspaper reported this week that the United States and Hungary had decided not to sign the agreement, while the (Malcolm Turnbull) administration had yet to confirm.
Asked by 2GB radio host Jones (Alan Jones) yesterday if Australia would sign the deal, Dutton said: "not in its current status (signature). We are very clear about this agreement. We will not surrender our sovereignty, we will not allow non-elected bodies to dictate against us, against Australians. The Australians don`t want us to be weak on the border. "
Dutton acknowledged that Australia had been involved in negotiating the agreement, but said Australia would not sign it if it was "not in our national interest". "We are happy to negotiate in good faith," he said. But we are very clear that we will not sign any documents that are not in our national interest and will transfer our border policy signatures to the United Nations (UN). "
The Greens expressed anger at the decision. "Duden is threatening to undermine international cooperation on immigration," Green Party immigration spokesman McKing (Nick McKim) said on social media Twitter (Twitter). Duddon is trying to turn race and refugees into election issues and to please supporters of Han Xin (Pauline Hanson, the leader of the one-nation party. "
