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Asylum seekers released from Melbourne Park's Hotel, ending nine-year ordeal

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A person looks out a window of the Park Hotel in Carlton as a refugee advocate (left) waves.
It is believed 18 asylum seekers remain detained in the Park Hotel. Source: AAP / AAP

Nine men have been released from Melbourne's Park Hotel, which has been used to detain asylum seekers throughout the pandemic.

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Nine men have been released from Melbourne's Park Hotel, which has been used to detain asylum seekers throughout the pandemic.

Refugee advocates have welcomed their release, but says there is concern for others who remain in Australia's immigration detention system for what is now nearly a decade.

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