By TESS IKONOMOU

It’s been described as one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises since World War II.

Disturbing images of refugees refusing to get off train tracks and innocent children washed up on Europe’s tourist beaches have shocked the world.

The plight of refugees fleeing from Syria, a country that has been embroiled in civil war for over four years now and has claimed more than 200,000 lives, has sparked heated debate overseas and here at home.

The Australian Government has been accused of not doing its fair share in relation to its refugee intake.

After mounting pressure from human rights advocates and community leaders at large, the Federal Government recently announced it would increase its quota to resettle an extra 12,000 refugees.

The Minister for Immigration and Border Control Peter Dutton told the Sydney Morning Herald people would be “proud” and “impressed” of Australia’s refugee intake, despite being minimal in comparison to European countries such as Germany and France.

The UN has cautioned Australia against prioritising Christians over Syrians of other faiths, namely Muslims.

A report published by the ABC said country towns in Western Australia were willing to resettle Syrian refugees in an attempt to balance the impact of population declines.

Western Australia Nationals leader Terry Redman told the ABC he welcomed the initiative.

“When you see those pictures in the papers it's pretty gut-wrenching. I agree with the Premier. I think we've got to do whatever we can.”

Advocacy groups such as the Refugee Action Collective have welcomed the increase.

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Results of our border force poll

The results are in: Should police be able to do random visa checks?

There is no debating the public’s stance on this issue after the results showed a resounding no.

A massive 85 per cent of voters said that the Australian police should not be able to conduct random visa checks while only 15 per cent of voters said it was an acceptable practice.