You're My Au-Pair
![In Afghanistan a soldier says to an Afghani interpreter, 'Now remember mate, when we apply for your Australian visa, you're not my interpreter... you're my au pair.' Peter Dutton wearing a blue suit glumly walks away. In Afghanistan a soldier says to an Afghani interpreter, 'Now remember mate, when we apply for your Australian visa, you're not my interpreter... you're my au pair.' Peter Dutton wearing a blue suit glumly walks away.](/sites/default/files/2024-11/2021_th06_04_youre-my-au-pair_knight.jpg)
Mark Knight
Following the Taliban’s rapid takeover of Afghanistan, Australia scrambled to evacuate Afghan nationals who had supported their mission in the country. Here Mark Knight is making a reference to an incident in 2018 when Minister for Defence, Peter Dutton, in his former role as Minister for Home Affairs, intervened to prevent a French au pair being deported.