Peter Dutton's au pair interventions slammed by former Immigration insiders

Former senior immigration officials have spoken out against Peter Dutton's decision to free two foreign nannies from immigration detention.

Peter Dutton on September 3. Source: AAP

French au pair Alexandra Deuwel was freed in October 2015, after her prospective employer's cousin, AFL boss Gillon McLachlan, requested Mr Dutton's assistance.

A few months earlier, Mr Dutton ordered Italian nanny Michela Marchisio be released, after lobbying from her proposed boss, a policeman Mr Dutton worked with in Queensland.

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