Pressure mounts on Malcolm Turnbull to make new refugee pledge at Barack Obama summit

By Nicole Hasham
Updated September 1 2016 - 5:18pm, first published August 31 2016 - 4:04pm
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull with US President Barack Obama earlier this year. Photo: Andrew Harrer
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull with US President Barack Obama earlier this year. Photo: Andrew Harrer

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull is under pressure on the world stage to take substantial new action on the migrant crisis after Australia scored a coveted invitation to a refugee summit hosted by US President Barack Obama.