Call for change in policy on migrants with disabilities as Perth family faces deportation

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Haddad family living in Perth Credit: SBS News

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There have been renewed calls to rethink existing rules around granting people with disabilities permanent residency in Australia. Currently, those with medical conditions can be rejected by the Immigration department, if their health care costs are deemed too expensive. Selvi producing this news ex-plainer based on a feature prepared for SBS News by Christopher Tan and Sydney Lang .


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