Petition to consider migrants' parents as 'immediate family' tabled in Australian parliament

Independent Member for Warringah Zali Steggall along with other signatories of the petition at a press conference.

Independent Member for Warringah Zali Steggall along with other signatories of the petition at a press conference. Source: AAP Image/Mick Tsikas

Independent MP Zali Steggall and Greens senator Nick McKim have presented a petition to the Australian senate urging the government to consider migrants' parents as 'immediate family.' More than 100,000 people have applied for a travel exemption for a parent living overseas to enter the country since the Australian borders closed due to the coronavirus pandemic last year.


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