Raise refugee intake to cope with refugees from Syria and Iraq, Bill Shorten says

By Latika Bourke
Updated September 16 2014 - 3:08pm, first published 2:15pm
Labor MP Bill Shorten has called for a rise in the refugee intake as part of the Abbott government's humanitarian mission in the Middle East. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
Labor MP Bill Shorten has called for a rise in the refugee intake as part of the Abbott government's humanitarian mission in the Middle East. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
Labor MP Bill Shorten has called for a rise in the refugee intake as part of the Abbott government's humanitarian mission in the Middle East. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
Labor MP Bill Shorten has called for a rise in the refugee intake as part of the Abbott government's humanitarian mission in the Middle East. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
Labor MP Bill Shorten has called for a rise in the refugee intake as part of the Abbott government's humanitarian mission in the Middle East. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
Labor MP Bill Shorten has called for a rise in the refugee intake as part of the Abbott government's humanitarian mission in the Middle East. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
Labor MP Bill Shorten has called for a rise in the refugee intake as part of the Abbott government's humanitarian mission in the Middle East. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
Labor MP Bill Shorten has called for a rise in the refugee intake as part of the Abbott government's humanitarian mission in the Middle East. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen