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Twenty-two Women, all on temporary expired or bridging visas, are walking to Canberra!

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Twenty-two women, all on temporary, expired, or bridging visas, are walking from Melbourne to Canberra, asking the government to repeal the legacy of Operation Sovereign Border, which makes them ineligible for permanent residency due to their arrival by boat after 2013. Renuka talks to Geetha, one of the participants, to find out more.


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By Renuka Thuraisingham

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Twenty-two women, all on temporary, expired, or bridging visas, are walking from Melbourne to Canberra, asking the government to repeal the legacy of Operation Sovereign Border, which makes them ineligible for permanent residency due to their arrival by boat after 2013. Renuka talks to Geetha, one of the participants, to find out more.


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