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Work remains a mirage for skilled but stymied asylum seekers

  • Written by The Conversation
imageMandiaye, a business economist from Senegal, who sought asylum in Germany.Michaela Rehle/Reuters

By the time I met Grace, she had been in Australia on a bridging visa for about 18 months. Part way into the interview, she reached for a stack of papers in her bag. “Let me show you something… this is from the bank,” she said. On her...

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