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	Podcast:		The Signal
	Episode:		Why the Immigration Minister has "god-like" powers
	Category:		News & Politics
	Duration:		00:15:21
	Publish Date:		2019-09-04 13:00:00
	Description:		A Tamil family who was living in Biloela in Queensland is staring down imminent deportation, after the Home Affairs Minister decided not to use his discretionary powers to intervene and grant them visas. They're the same powers that have helped thousands of other people stay in Australia. So what's different this time? How exactly do those powers work? And why are they necessary?
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