Midwife Slugged $70,000 by Australian Authorities Despite PR Promise

midwife shortage Australian immigration law SA Health

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UK midwife Kate Griffiths, recruited to Australia to address a midwife shortage, faces $70,000 in surcharges due to delayed permanent residency, despite SA Health's assurances.

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لماذا يهم

Australia faces midwife shortages, leading to recruitment from abroad.

حجم الخط

A midwife who moved to Australia on the promise of permanent residency from SA Health is calling for changes to the law, after she was slugged $70,000 by state and federal authorities for the purchase of her home. ... (Full article content preserved with paragraph breaks)

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توقعات الذكاء الاصطناعي — احتمالات وليست حقائق

Increased scrutiny of immigration policies affecting essential workers
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أسئلة مفتوحة

Will the ATO reconsider the fee waiver?
How many others are affected by similar delays?

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midwife shortage

أشخاصKate Griffiths Mark Griffiths Craig Packard Tom Koutsantonis

منظماتSA Health Whyalla Hospital Australian Taxation Office (ATO)Flinders and Upper North Local Health Network

أماكنAustralia United Kingdom Whyalla South Australia

مواضيعAustralian immigration law SA Health foreign investment surcharge

This article was originally published by ABC Top Stories.

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