Breakfast Wrap: Trump welcomes white Afrikaners and ends Afghan protections
The first set of white South Africans granted refugee status by the Trump administration have been flown to the US, right as the US government ends protections for Afghan refugees.
The US Department of Homeland Security says it is terminating legal protections for thousands of Afghans who have been living in the United States for years, setting them up for potential deportation in about two months.
As this plays out, the purple carpet has been rolled out for Donald Trump in Saudi Arabia, during his tour of the Gulf States.
And, back home, big news for the Liberal party, as it elects the first woman to lead the party.
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