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Dominic Giannini and Paul Osborne

Minister vows to work on protection visas

Refugee advocates want Labor to follow through on abolishing temporary protection visas. (Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOS) (AAP)

Immigration Minister Andrew Giles has pledged the government will keep its promise to grant permanent protection to people on temporary visas.

Hundreds of refugees and asylum seekers rallied outside Parliament House on Tuesday demanding Labor enact its promise to abolish the temporary protection visa (TPV) which is impacting on people's ability to find permanent work, reunite their families and access tertiary education.

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