Labor promises to lift parent visa limitations

Labor is deciding whether to back calls for a royal commission into an $80m water purchase. (AAP) Source: AAP

Applications are open ((Wed 17/4)) for the long-awaited new temporary parent visa, designed to provide an alternative to the existing permanent visa options for parents of migrants. Migrant communities have campaigned for years for long-term visas to allow families to reunite with their grandparents but many migrants say they feel excluded by the unrealistic conditions of the new visa class. (AUDIO IN TURKISH)