New Immigration Policy Change Allows Boat Refugees to Bring Family Members to Australia

New Immigration Policy Change Allows Boat Refugees to Bring Family Members to Australia
Rescuers are searching for survivors off the coast of Christmas Island after a boat carrying suspected asylum seekers capsized on June 22, 2012. Scott Fisher/Getty Images
Alfred Bui
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The Australian government has lifted a restriction that prevents asylum seekers who arrived by boat from bringing family members to the country. 
Immigration Minister Andrew Giles recently announced the Labor government had replaced several directions on immigration policy that put reunion application visas by boat refugees under the lowest priority in processing. 
Alfred Bui
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Alfred Bui is an Australian reporter based in Melbourne and focuses on local and business news. He is a former small business owner and has two master’s degrees in business and business law. Contact him at [email protected].
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