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Australia: No Residency for Boy With Down Syndrome
Australia denies residency to German whose son has Down syndrome; health
minister urges review
By TANALEE SMITH Associated Press Writer
SYDNEY, Australia October 31, 2008 (AP) The Associated Press
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German doctor Bernhard Moeller, right, with his wife Isabella and son Lukas,
13, are pictured at their home in Horsham, Australia, Tuesday, Oct. 28,
2008. Moeller said Friday, Oct. 31, 2008 that he will fight a decision by
the immigration department to deny his application for residency because his
son has Down syndrome. Moeller, a specialist physician, came to Australia
with his family two years ago to help fill a doctor shortage in a rural area
of Victoria state.
(Paul Carracher /AP Photo/Wimmera Mail-Times)A German doctor hoping to gain
permanent residency in Australia said Friday he will fight an immigration
department decision denying his application because his son has Down
syndrome. Bernhard Moeller came to Australia with his family two years ago
to help fill a doctor shortage in a rural area of Victoria state.
His temporary work visa is valid until 2010, but his application for
permanent residency was rejected this week. The immigration department said
Moeller's 13-year-old son, Lukas, "did not meet the health requirement."
"A medical officer of the Commonwealth assessed that his son's existing
medical condition was likely to result in a significant and ongoing cost to
the Australian community," a departmental spokesman said in a statement
issued Thursday by the Department of Immigration and Citizenship.
"This is not discrimination. A disability in itself is not grounds for
failing the health requirement — it is a question of the cost implications
to the community," the statement said.
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I tried it and the link was dead. What was the story?
Kyle
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From: Kathy <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Friday, October 31, 2008 4:19:37 PM
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I am speechless -- >
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=6153102
Any of the Aussies on this list care to shed any light on this?
Kat
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