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Rather than face an embarrassing defeat at the hands of his own part, Australia's PM has abandoned the new refugee laws. "I never did think it was a mistake to try and provide more protection to the Australian people," the SMH quotes him as saying. Exactly why we would need protection from small numbers of peaceful Papuan civilians, I have no idea.

ETA: I meant, of course, "his own party", but I like that typo so much think I'll keep it.