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Stranded Aussies feel 'abandoned', Senate committee hears

Foreign Minister Marise Payne at a virtual press conference at Parliament House in Canberra

Foreign Minister Marise Payne at a virtual press conference at Parliament House in Canberra Source: AAP

More than 36,000 Australians are registered with the Department of Foreign Affairs and the number of Australians classified as vulnerable has doubled to 8,000.


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By Greg Dyett

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More than 36,000 Australians are registered with the Department of Foreign Affairs and the number of Australians classified as vulnerable has doubled to 8,000.


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