'There Is A Problem': Tony Abbott Questions All African Immigration Amid Gang Violence Debate

By Michael Koziol & Melissa Cunningham
The Sydney Morning Herald
Jul. 26, 2018

All African immigration into Australia has been called into question by former prime minister Tony Abbott amid the debate over Sudanese "gangs" in Melbourne.

Mr Abbott, speaking on 2GB radio in Sydney, argued that "we store up trouble for ourselves" by letting in people who are "difficult to integrate".

The sensational remarks followed Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton's declaration at the weekend of a "major law and order problem in Victoria" due to Sudanese "gangs", which he linked to the death of 19-year-old South Sudanese woman Laa Chol.

Mr Abbott said Sudanese-born people in Victoria constituted less than 0.1 per cent of the population, but were responsible for "well over" 1 per cent of all crimes committed in that state, and were 57 times more likely to commit aggravated robbery than the general population.

"So there is a problem," he said. "It's an African gang problem, and the Victorian socialist government should get real and own up to the fact that there is an African gang problem in Melbourne."

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