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Home affairs minister ordered into mediation with Afghan refugee detained in Australia
Man being held in Melbourne hotel fears for his wife and four children as Taliban advance
The Australian home affairs minister has been ordered into mediation with an Afghan refugee who assisted coalition forces during the Afghanistan conflict and remains in detention in Australia after eight years.
A federal circuit court judge on Tuesday said the man “is a refugee and requires resettlement”.