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"For Iranian refugee Helia Diba, watching her friends chase their goals is
bittersweet.
The 19-year-old graduated from high school last year, and despite receiving
three university offers to study architecture and business, she was unable to
accept any of them.
“It was really exciting but sadly I had to defer all of my courses, just hoping
by then I would have a visa and study rights to be able to attend,” she said.
Helia and her family have lived in Australia for more than three years, but
they can’t work or study. They left their homeland to seek asylum in Australia
nine years ago and are living in the community under what the Australian
government describes as Residence Determination.
In other words, they’re in community detention and their visa status doesn't
allow Helia to be able to attend university."
Via Clarice Boomshakala Bouvier, who wrote “this is ridiculous, cruel policy.”
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
