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"A visitor visa is, as the name suggests - the purpose of it is to allow somebody to come to Australia as a visitor - whether that's a tourist or whether that's to see family or friends. To be granted that visa you need to show a genuine temporary enterant intention, so that means that you intend to return home. RACS has been advocating that this is not the most appropriate vehicle for people fleeing a crisis.
United Firefighters Union secretary Peter Marshall says updates have been repeatedly asked for with no response.Witnesses to Victoria's truth-telling commission have declared Australia must confront its colonial past.
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