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By David Leyonhjelm, published 10/1/2019Echoing the rhetoric of Bernie Sanders and Jeremy Corbyn, Bill Shorten recently claimed in a speech that rising inequality was the single biggest threat to Australia's social cohesion and the economy.
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The whole thing was planned.
Sydney women's rights group that helped a Saudi refugee escape 'filthy male kingdom' are 'heartbroken' that she snubbed Australia as she travels to Canada to start her new life
A Sydney women's rights group are said to be devastated that a Saudi refugee who they helped escape has decided to begin her new life in Canada.
Rahaf Mohammed al-Qunun, 18, feared her family would kill her after she renounced Islam, and allegedly enlisted the help of the covert network of Australian women to escape her native country.
The group believed she was bound for Australia up until last night, when it was confirmed that Canada had granted her asylum.
The teen took a flight to Seoul, South Korea, before boarding the flight to Toronto overnight, despite initial hints she was bound for Australia.
Her case was expedited after it garnered an unprecedented amount of media attention. For refugees seeking asylum in Australia, the general wait time is in excess of 15 months.
'Canada has been unequivocal that we'll stand up for human rights and women's rights around the world,' Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said.
But the underground network of Australian women who allegedly helped the teen are devastated that she will not be joining them in Sydney.
The group, which includes other ex-Muslim women who have given up Islam, are said to be holed up in a Sydney safe house.
One of the group's members told The Australian 'everyone here is in tears,' after they learned of Ms al-Qunun's fate.
Another member of the group, known as Nourah, escaped from Saudi Arabia in October 2018, describing her former home as a 'filthy male kingdom'.
The group is comprised of women from many different backgrounds, some of which have escaped from Saudi and converted from Islam as well as other Australian women who are passionate about human rights.
In addition to Ms al-Qunun, the group are currently helping two other women who attempted to escape the region and have been stuck in Hong Kong en route to Australia.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6583205/Sydney-womens-rights-group-helped-teenager-escape-devastated-live-Canada.html