If we look at the former British colonies of India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and South Africa, we can see several similarities. They are all, despite somewhat shaky starts, parliamentary democracies; they all have independent judiciaries; and they all have a free press. But, until recently, only the first three have been providing Australia with a steady stream of refugee applicants.
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