About a dozen contractors who worked for the Australian government in Afghanistan have now been told to apply for visas via the Department of Home Affairs. SBS News spoke to one of them on the ground who is desperately pleading for an easier way out.
Jim Wilson: Every few weeks I speak to the Foreign Minister and the Minister for Women, Marise Payne, and there's plenty to talk about today. Minister,.
The federal government has faced months of calls to protect and evacuate Australia's former interpreters and other staff that assisted its mission in Afghanistan.
"Amidst all the bureaucracy and red tape, remind yourselves why you are doing it, and that the hassle and hurdles you are jumping through are worthwhile."