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A migrant worker installing electrical circuits Source: SBS

There are an estimated two-million temporary migrants in Australia at the moment, and their presence has increasingly become a political issue.


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By Abby Dinham, Murray Silby

Presented by Allan Lee

Source: SBS


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There are an estimated two-million temporary migrants in Australia at the moment, and their presence has increasingly become a political issue.



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