For years, Bibi Rahima Farhangdost was a nursing assistant with no right to work, trapped in limbo with thousands of others
It was a day Bibi Rahima Farhangdost feared might never come.
“Finally, it happened. I love Tasmania. The weather is a bit cold, but the air is fresh, and the people are nice in Australia,” she told This Week in Asia from her new home.
Farhangdost is among a limited number of refugees in Indonesia who have been able to move to Australia through a programme called “Talent Beyond Boundaries”. The initiative allows refugees with applicable skills to resettle in third countries, and will be working as a nursing assistant caring for the elderly.
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