About 80 Afghan interpreters given visas and flown to safety in Australia
Federal LNP MP says government is considering moving other locally engaged employees to safe areas while visa applications are processed
Afghans have begun arriving in Australia after being granted a safe haven for their work alongside Australian troops in Afghanistan amid intensifying violence across the war-torn country.
Guardian Australia has confirmed that about 80 Afghan interpreters and their families have landed in Australia on commercial flights since Thursday. The news was first reported by SBS.