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Why personal requests to leave Australia are being refused

Travel bags and passport.

Travel bags and passport. Source: Getty

The Federal Government faces growing pressure to relax its overseas travel guidelines. Data from the Department of Home Affairs shows three in four requests to leave have been rejected.


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By Sonia Lal, Pablo Vinales

Presented by Irina Burmistrova, Svetlana Printcev

Source: SBS




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The Federal Government faces growing pressure to relax its overseas travel guidelines. Data from the Department of Home Affairs shows three in four requests to leave have been rejected.



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