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Free legal help for asylum seekers to meet looming 1 Oct deadline.

AAP

AAP Source: AAP

The government has given asylum seekers until October the 1st to formally apply for protection, or face deportation.It prompted lawyers and interpreters across Australia to come forward and offer unpaid help for asylum seekers with their visa applications.



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