Tony burke: “Last night I travelled to Brisbane and Sydney in case any additional members of the Iranian women’s football team wanted to seek assistance from Australia.

‘Two people, one player and one member of the support team asked to stay in Australia & I signed the paperwork for them to be issued with humanitarian visas which were processed overnight.

“Later in the evening, they were reunited with their five teammates who had made the same decision the night before. 

“They will be safe here. They will be at home here. They are welcome here in Australia.”