'It's a really tough spot to be in… I just want to be with my mum”. 9News
"Which is really difficult, to be stuck out here knowing that I am allowed to cross the border for basically work only, and allowed to go home," she said.Alicia is waiting to hear if she'll be granted an exemption to see her mother.
After an initial refusal, SA Health is reconsidering its decision and has asked repeatedly for more information.Yesterday, she was asked if her intentions were to relocate to South Australia. "I wrote back and said that basically, my intentions were to be with my mum for as long as I needed," Alicia said.
Premier Steven Marshall said today that at every opportunity, SA Health had "tried to accommodate" exceptions – especially on compassionate grounds."It's a really tough spot to be in … I just want to be with my mum," she said.
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