Fifth member of Iranian women's soccer team leaves Australia

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A fifth member of the Iranian women's soccer team has withdrawn their claim of asylum and left the country overnight, the federal government has confirmed.

Seven team members, including a player handler, were granted humanitarian visas by the Australian government last week while they were here for the Asian Cup tournament.

Local Iranian diaspora members campaigning for the women to stay claim the staff member granted asylum was passing on threats from the Iranian regime.

Government sources say they've looked into those claims and have no reason to believe them.

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