Labor called for evacuation of Australia’s allies in Afghanistan ‘for a long time’

Shadow Industrial Relations Minister Tony Burke says the Labor Party has called for the evacuation and resettlement of those who helped Australia's efforts in Afghanistan "for a long time". “We’ve been calling for the people who worked and helped our efforts there, to be brought to Australia and settled in Australia for a long time," Mr Burke Told Sky News Australia. “The first time I found we asked about this in Parliament was in 2018. “We have a national interest in sending a message to the world, that if you help Australia, we won’t abandon you.”