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Australia accused of discriminating against disabled migrants

When Luca was born in a Perth hospital two years ago, it flipped his parents’ world in ways they never expected.

With the joy came a shocking diagnosis: Luca had cystic fibrosis. Then Australia - Laura Currie and her husband Dante’s home for eight years - said they couldn't stay permanently. Luca, his parents were told, could be a financial burden on the country.

“I think I cried for like a week - I just feel really, really sorry for Luca,” Ms Currie says. “He's just a defenceless two-and-a-half-year-old and doesn't deserve to be discriminated against in that way.”

With a third of its population born abroad, Australia has long seen itself as a “migration nation” - a multicultural home for immigrants that promises them a fair go and a fresh start. The idea is baked into its identity. But the reality is often different, especially for those who have a disability or a serious medical condition.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Luca, his parents were told, could be a financial burden on the country.

Oh hell that is evil. How can you even kick a child's parents out of a country? He will be even more of a burden if the state has to take care of him.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

It’s so weird, like I was born in Australia and moved away at the age of 4 and somehow have citienship? I wasn’t born disabled but am now. The system is so weird.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

They want the two year old to leave the country and move somewhere he's never been because he's disabled.

Hey, you know who else wanted to remove disabled people from his country using violence? Hitler.