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Somali woman denied visa for surgery on face shattered by bullet | |
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Federal Labor has called on the minister for immigration, Scott Morrison, to reconsider a decision to deny a Somali woman a short-term visa that would allow her to undergo surgery for gunshot wounds. | Federal Labor has called on the minister for immigration, Scott Morrison, to reconsider a decision to deny a Somali woman a short-term visa that would allow her to undergo surgery for gunshot wounds. |
Ayaan Mohamed, 25, had her face shattered by a bullet as her family tried to flee violence in Somalia's brutal civil war. She was two years old at the time. | Ayaan Mohamed, 25, had her face shattered by a bullet as her family tried to flee violence in Somalia's brutal civil war. She was two years old at the time. |
Because the complicated facial reconstruction surgery she requires is not available in her homeland, Brisbane's Wesley Hospital and Rotary had offered to bring her to Australia. | Because the complicated facial reconstruction surgery she requires is not available in her homeland, Brisbane's Wesley Hospital and Rotary had offered to bring her to Australia. |
But the government has refused to grant Ayaan a short-term medical visa. | But the government has refused to grant Ayaan a short-term medical visa. |
Opposition immigration spokesman, Richard Marles, said the Australian identity was one characterised by compassion. | Opposition immigration spokesman, Richard Marles, said the Australian identity was one characterised by compassion. |
"Mr Morrison, this decision makes no sense," he said. | "Mr Morrison, this decision makes no sense," he said. |
"It appears profoundly unfair and needs to be reconsidered." | "It appears profoundly unfair and needs to be reconsidered." |
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