'I think people from other nationalities find it much easier than we do.' 9News
are fighting for access to funded disability support services for their son after being told he qualifies for none.
"We know that there have been a range of issues raised relating to citizenship," Albanese said after a meeting with New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern.Jariah is extremely intelligent and has already taught himself to read, mother Toni-Maree said. Under the current immigration laws in Australia, Ms Tino said Jariah would need to wait until he was 10 to become eligible for Australian citizenship, which would then qualify him for NDIS support.
As a former early childhood educator, Ms Tino said she knew early intervention was key for children with autism, but they simply couldn't afford to pay for any of the speech therapy, occupational therapy or psychologist sessions her son needed.
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