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Australian govt denies leaving over 36k citizens stranded overseas

Canberra, Nov 27 (UNI) Australian Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton on Friday denied that the government has let down more than 36,000 citizens, who remain stranded overseas.
The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) had revealed to a senate hearing that the number of Australians overseas who have registered to return home, has grown from about 26,700 in September to 36,875, including more than 8,000 considered vulnerable.
Responding to the data, Mr Dutton denied that the federal government had failed to bring people home, saying that international arrival caps set by the state and territory governments was causing a bottleneck.
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