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Deborah Cassrels

Some relief for temporary visa holders

Amnesty International refugee rights campaigner Zaki Haidari says many refugees are struggling. (DEAN LEWINS) (AAP)

Refugees in Australia are desperately wondering when the Labor federal government will fulfil its election promise to grant them permanent visas, seven months on.

Labor committed to scrapping temporary protection visas (TPVs), which refugee advocates estimate are held by more than 30,000 people, many of whom have been in migration limbo for more than 10 years.

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