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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: Nickbat on 31 October 2008, 00:18:20

Title: In case you thought Australia was better...
Post by: Nickbat on 31 October 2008, 00:18:20
We are always going on about how bad the UK is, but this story from Australia shows how other countries can be pretty awful too.

It really makes me cross.  >:(

http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,24578829-661,00.html
Title: Re: In case you thought Australia was better...
Post by: zippo on 31 October 2008, 00:23:23
I only skimmed the article but i wonder how much leverage 20,000 votes will have come election time
Title: Re: In case you thought Australia was better...
Post by: Vamps on 31 October 2008, 00:26:47
That is appalling, almost unbelievable in this day and age from such a country. This country does not discriminate against immigrants with disabilities.....     :)
Title: Re: In case you thought Australia was better...
Post by: zippo on 31 October 2008, 00:35:55
i have family in oz and to cut a long story short my auntie wanted to go and stay with my uncle and rest of the family. the only problem is my auntie has a number of medical problems, so the authorities limited the time she could stay in New South Wales in case she became ill during her stay .
Title: Re: In case you thought Australia was better...
Post by: Vamps on 31 October 2008, 00:53:24
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i have family in oz and to cut a long story short my auntie wanted to go and stay with my uncle and rest of the family. the only problem is my auntie has a number of medical problems, so the authorities limited the time she could stay in New South Wales in case she became ill during her stay .

So that means if it was your or I, in aus that we could not relocate cos we might cost the local health service.......... ::) ::) ::)
Title: Re: In case you thought Australia was better...
Post by: zippo on 31 October 2008, 01:53:02
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i have family in oz and to cut a long story short my auntie wanted to go and stay with my uncle and rest of the family. the only problem is my auntie has a number of medical problems, so the authorities limited the time she could stay in New South Wales in case she became ill during her stay .

So that means if it was your or I, in aus that we could not relocate cos we might cost the local health service.......... ::) ::) ::)

here's the  thing Mike .My uncle moved over their not that long after having a heart attack. (although he did have to marry an Aussie woman who at the time was over here training to be a nurse.No nursing jobs in aus at the time apparently)
Title: Re: In case you thought Australia was better...
Post by: HolyCount on 31 October 2008, 09:31:55
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i have family in oz and to cut a long story short my auntie wanted to go and stay with my uncle and rest of the family. the only problem is my auntie has a number of medical problems, so the authorities limited the time she could stay in New South Wales in case she became ill during her stay .

So that means if it was your or I, in aus that we could not relocate cos we might cost the local health service.......... ::) ::) ::)

here's the  thing Mike .My uncle moved over their not that long after having a heart attack. (although he did have to marry an Aussie woman who at the time was over here training to be a nurse.No nursing jobs in aus at the time apparently)

First time I was hospital bound (work-wise), in the early 80's, there were loads of aussies over for nurse training because the standard was much higher than in Oz. A british trained nurse could work anywhere in the world -- probably all different now tho - last time I worked in the same hospital a few years back they were "importing" staff from the Phillipines!
Title: Re: In case you thought Australia was better...
Post by: waspy on 31 October 2008, 12:50:45
That's just sums it up. I wonder how much tax the doctor pays, i bet it very much outways what it cost for his son & going by what is said that wont be much at all.
All i can say is that it's Australia's loss & that's big time, i just hope they reconsider
Title: Re: In case you thought Australia was better...
Post by: HolyCount on 31 October 2008, 13:22:57
TBH if I were him I would tell the ozzies to stick tasmania where it hurts !!!!
Title: Re: In case you thought Australia was better...
Post by: theolodian on 31 October 2008, 18:50:53
It was an automatic rejection, but there is an established procedure to appeal all the way up to the minister in charge.  It sounds more like bad communication than a fundamental problem.