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Posted on 22 March 2012
The Filipino Australian community in West Australia (FCCWA) Inc. is appealing to Minister Bowen of the Department of Immigration and Citizenship to grant Emilio Andalan and family permanent visa in Australia on compassionate grounds. With a permanent visa, Emilio will be able to continue to provide and care for his family, particularly the needs of his wife Rowena, who is a terminally-ill breast cancer patient. FCCWA sent a Letter of Appeal today and plans to mail out additional signatories to the petition in the coming weeks. Continue Reading...
The Filipino community commended Goldfields Medical Director Dr. Peter Barrat’s statement of apology to Dr. Sofocado and the hospital reforms in Kalgoorlie Nursing Hospital in Western Australia. Dr Sofocado has made public his family trauma regarding the KNH staff negligence of his wife Mary who at the time was undergoing palliative care due to cancer [...] [...more]
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On behalf of the International League of Peoples’ Struggle (ILPS), I express warmest greetings of solidarity to the officers and member-organizations of Migrante-Australia on the occasion of its Second General Assembly. [...more]
Migrante Melbourne held a Barbeque get-together party on Tuesday, 27 December 2012 at the Brimbank Park in Keilor, Victoria.
The purpose of the party is to have an end of the year celebration and to bring together all members, particularly new members who are holders of temporary 457 visa.
New members together with their families and friends [...] [...more]
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(speech delivered at the International Human Rights Day event in Melbourne, Australia)
Thank you for inviting me to speak on the important topic of human rights.
In my role as a Senator, I feel privileged to be able to speak on this topic at Parliament House in Canberra. Those of you who may be aware of my [...] [...more]
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