Australia weighs Saudi woman's refugee bid

NEWS: Australia is weighing up whether to give 18-year-old Saudi woman Rahaf Mohammed Alqunun refugee status after the UN decided her claims for asylum were valid.

Rahaf Mohammed Al-Qunun with Thai officials Source: AAP

The future of a young Saudi woman who fears her family will kill her if she is deported rests with Australia as the government weighs up her plea for asylum.

The United Nations' High Commission for Refugees has referred the case of Rahaf Mohammed Alqunun, 18, to Australia for consideration.

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