Call to protect women on temporary visas from domestic violence

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Sarah, with her back to the camera Source: SBS

Domestic-violence workers are calling for urgent changes to Australia’s migration laws to protect women on temporary visas. The workers say women living in Australia on temporary visas face additional hurdles to seeking help for family violence, including the threat of deportation.



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