Visa delay leaves refugees in limbo

Pathi Raj

REFUGEES in northwest Victoria continue to live in limbo, say refugee advocates, who have called on the federal government to deliver on its pre-election pledge to grant humanitarian visas to the scores of refugees living on short-term visas. Janet Field, a Swan Hill-based member of Rural Australians for Refugees, said the government needed to develop […]

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