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The Australian government says a fifth member of the Iranian women’s soccer team who accepted a refugee visa to stay in Australia has left the country. Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke’s office said on Monday the player’s departure shortly before midnight on Sunday leaves two of an initial seven squad members in Australia. Burke reported on Sunday that two players and a team support staff member had left Sydney for Malaysia on Saturday. Initially, six players and a support staff member from a squad list of 26 players accepted humanitarian visas to stay in Australia