While the Biloela family's hopes of gaining permanent residency have been buoyed by the Albanese government's interest in their case, tens of thousands of others on temporary visas have been living in limbo for a decade.
Hamid has work rights, but access to social support services is limited and, since 2017, every six months he has had to reapply for another visa, which he knows could be rejected each time.
"To be honest I cannot sleep with a lot of stress, like I'm wondering maybe this time I go, maybe they don't renew my visa." The Asylum Seeker Resource Centre in Melbourne estimates about 100,000 people around Australia are living with crushing stress like Hamid.
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