Sydney. October 8, 2010. Blacktown Migrant Workers Union President Neil Galang announced today that the scheduled deportation of Analiza Capili and her family was ordered stopped by Chris Bowen, Minister of Immigration and Citizenship. The Capilis were scheduled to have been deported on Saturday night, 10 October 2010. All seven members of the family had […]
Category: Family Migration
Family of seven faces deportation by Dino Crescini, BS, MBA
Blacktown, NSW. August 20, 2010. Analiza Capili sheepishly approached this writer, quite nervous because of what the Department of Immigrations has instructed her to do. She must present to Immigration authorities plane tickets by the end of this month to prove that she and husband Hinmel Capili, together with their 5 children would soon be […]
Antonios granted permanent status
Eight years ago, Liezle came to Australia to study nursing on the strength of a student’s visa. Somewhere along the line, she met Michael Antonio. They eventually fell in love and got married. As a student, Liezle was entitled to work a maximum of 20 hours a week. She got herself employed in a nursing […]
Funding boost for newly- arrived migrants and refugees
Federal Member for Chifley Roger Price announced (that) the Federal Government would spend $50,000 in support for newly-arrived migrants and refugees. Through the Government’s Diverse Australia Program, Blacktown Arts Centre’s African Theatre Education Kit will bring to life a play written over two years by a Sudanese youth group. “This Australian Government funding will allow […]
Liezle Antonio still hopeful to obtain permanent residency by Dino Crescini. BS, MBA
It has been for several months now that Liezle Antonio, a registered nurse has been out of work, since she received a notice from the Department of Immigrations that her Student’s Visa has been cancelled. As a former international student at the Australian Catholic University, she was allowed to work a maximum of 20 hours […]