Temporary visa-holding domestic violence victims 'most vulnerable'

Parliament House Canberra (AAP)

Parliament House Canberra (AAP) Source: AAP

More than 100 organisations are calling on the federal government to ensure migrant women on temporary visas can access support when escaping family and domestic violence. The Federation of Ethnic Communities' Councils of Australia, the Refugee Council of Australia and the Immigrant Women's Health Service are among the signatories of an open letter to the Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull.



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