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New refugee visas could provide boost for rural communities and farm businesses (ABC)

Farm groups and rural communities say the Federal Government’s proposed new visa arrangement for refugees would be good for regional businesses.

The government wants to introduce five-year safe haven enterprise visas, which would require asylum seekers found to be refugees to live and work in rural areas.

Read more: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-09-26/safe-haven-visas/5771662

New refugee visas could provide boost for rural communities and farm businesses (ABC) – AMES Australia