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A perimeter fence is constructed around what is officially known as a vocational skills education centre in Dabancheng in Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region, China September 4, 2018. REUTERS/Thomas Peter
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Australian parliament debates motion on rights abuses in China's Xinjiang

A Labor MP said many of the 3,000 Uighurs in Australia lived in her electorate, and were desperate and anxious

FILE PHOTO: Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison arrives at Haneda airport in Tokyo, Japan, November 17, 2020. REUTERS/Issei Kato/File Photo
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Thousands to rally outside Australian parliament as pressure grows on PM

File Photo: Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison speaks during a joint press conference held with New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern at Admiralty House in Sydney, Australia, February 28, 2020. REUTERS/Loren Elliott
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Australia PM delays parliament as coronavirus spreads