Eighty-six years before the Iranian women’s team, footballers from the Middle East sought asylum in Australia
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Source: The Age
Published: 2026-03-10 19:45 UTC+10:00
Section: Politics / Federal
Factuality Score: 100
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Politics, Sport, Immigration, Middle East, Australia
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Footballers from the Middle East, finding themselves in peril, first sought and gained asylum in Australia more than 85 years before members of the Iranian women’s soccer team did the same thing this week.
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