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Xenophon caught in Malaysia protests
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Independent senator Nick Xenophon has been caught in protests in Malaysia and says the Australian government has been mute on human rights issues in the south-east Asian country because it still wants to pursue a people-swap deal.
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Senator Xenophon, who is in the Malaysian capital on a fact-finding mission on election processes in Malaysia, had tear gas fired in his direction during a demonstration.
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He said police had fired tear gas and chemical-laced water at demonstrators.
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Up until then, it had been a peaceful rally that had included chanting and a speech by Malaysia's opposition leader, Anwar Ibrahim./ }* M- I! w' Q9 M
% N8 b& ^3 G/ U: O公仔箱論壇Senator Xenophon said Australia must rethink its relationship with Malaysia.公仔箱論壇/ a7 Y! P& A" w" L$ {5 j
"I wonder whether the Australian government has been mute about human rights issues ... by virtue of our reliance on the refugee swap deal," he told ABC radio.
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The government has since failed to get the numbers in parliament to pass legislation allowing offshore processing.
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Liberal frontbencher Christopher Pyne said: "The Malaysia solution is all but dead."公仔箱論壇# d/ V$ H- |% ^- G
"It hasn't even be brought into the parliament for a vote," he told Sky News today.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb- n; c; a' x" E% T
Mr Pyne said the plan was "as dead as a dodo".www2.tvboxnow.com6 X% x* d9 \* H7 V( j
"If the government has a better policy they should come out with one," he said.
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"This is one of those carbuncles for the government that won't go away until they swallow their pride and return to the previous government's policies," he said.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb4 M" k q: q/ l
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