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No money, no work, no flights to go home: visitors stuck in Australia with shrinking options

Ben Mahmoud and Claudia Dawe

Ben Mahmoud and Claudia Dawe Source: Supplied

There are tourists and backpackers stranded in Australia who are starting to run out of money and options.


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By Jarni Blakkarly

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There are tourists and backpackers stranded in Australia who are starting to run out of money and options.


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