More than 64,000 people overstaying visas in Australia

By Tom McIlroy
Updated April 24 2018 - 10:47pm, first published July 18 2017 - 11:15pm

More than 64,000 people are in Australia illegally after overstaying work and tourist visas, with the federal government estimating as many as 12,000 have been here for more than 20 years.

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