Scott Morrison has declined to criticise Donald Trump’s contentious travel ban, saying it is up to the United States to determine its border control arrangements, and noting the rest of the world is now “catching up” with Australia’s harsh deterrence policies. “And we did that as a government, and we’ve continued that as a government, and we are the envy of the world when it comes to strong border protection policies. “Now how the US wants to handle [border protection] is a matter for them. The prime minister, Malcolm Turnbull, has not yet addressed the subject of the US travel ban. “But I would like to know what Australia had to promise in return because this deal won’t come without a cost.

Source: The Guardian January 30, 2017 00:45 UTC