'Uncertain future': Visa data shows appeals backlog more than 60,000 as refusals surge

A backlog of visa appeals continues to build according to new analysis of applicants being reviewed by the government tribunal responsible for reviewing the cases.

Minister for Immigration David Coleman at a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra. Source: AAP

Minister for Immigration David Coleman at a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra. Source: AAP

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Published 27 September 2019 3:04pm
Updated 27 September 2019 3:39pm
By Maram Ismail
Source: SBS


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