EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
- The Australian reports that Chinese People’s Institute of Foreign Affairs President Wang Chao says that delays in Chinese students getting visas to study in Australia are contributing to tension in the relationship between Australia and China. Mr Wang said that Australia’s criticism of China's human rights record in the province of Xinjiang and its move to ban Chinese companies from supplying equipment for the 5G rollout were also creating tension.
- The Daily Telegraph leads coverage reporting that 98 year-old Esmeralda Rosario is facing deportation to India, after the Home Affairs department refused her Aged Parent Visa application. The application was refused due to a Commonwealth medical officer finding that Ms Rosario's care would ‘result in a significant cost to the Australian community.’
- The Toowoomba Chronicle features an article by Toowoomba Chamber of Commerce CEO Todd Rohl, who writes about the Business Connect Skilled Migrant and Refugee Employment Project, aimed at supporting employment partnerships between skilled migrants and refugees and Toowoomba businesses. The project is a partnership between the Toowoomba Chamber of Commerce, CatholicCare Social Services, the Queensland Government, and the local business community.
Official tells why Australia's ties with China are strained
The Australian, Other, 20/01/2020, Glenda Korporaal
China is unhappy with Australia's criticism of its human rights record in the western province of Xinjiang, its move to ban Huawei from its 5G network rollout, and its slow action on giving visas to some Chinese students, according to the head of a government-backed think tank.
Grandmother, 98, whose entire family is settled in Australia told to leave
Daily Telegraph Australia, Other, 20/01/2020, Kaitlyn Hudson-O’Farrell
A 98 year-old woman is desperately fighting against being deported back to India after the Australian government decided that paying for a carer to tend to her for 15 hours a week was too expensive. Esmeralda Rosario is now facing spending her 99th birthday alone with no family in Goa India after 12 years in Australia because the Home Affairs department refused her Aged Parent Visa application in November last year.
Channel 10, Studio 10, 21/01/2020, Sarah Harris, Richard Reid, Angela Bishop, Kerri-Anne Kennerley
Regular Segment: Hot Topics. Harris says a 98yo grandmother is desperately fighting to stay in Australia after the Home Affairs Department refused her aged parent visa application.
2GB, Breakfast, 21/01/2020, Chris Smith
Smith says The Daily Telegraph reports a family is fighting a plan to deport 98yo Indian grandmother Esmeralda Rosario back to India after the Federal Government ruled it was too expensive to pay for 15 hours a week of care. He states Rosario has been living in Australia for 12 years.
2GB, Breakfast, 21/01/2020, Chris Smith
Smith presumes Australians go too far in the process of trying to protect their borders and keeping out those who aren't qualified to be in the country. He notes Esmeralda Rosario, 98yo, is desperately fighting against being deported back to India after the government decided that paying for a carer to tend to her for 15 hours a week was too expensive.
Chamber urges businesses to get involved in refugee program
Toowoomba Chronicle, Other, 21/01/2020, Todd Rohl, Toowoomba Chamber of Commerce CEO
The Business Connect Skilled Migrant and Refugee Employment Project, a partnership with Toowoomba Chamber, CatholicCare Social Services, Queensland Government and the local business community, is another example of the inclusiveness of Toowoomba and the region. The chamber with its partners, set about to create an employment pathway, matching skills of migrants with jobs in the business community.