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Coming To Aus With Indian Qualifications

RHEA L NATH reported on the new taskforce established to re-evaluate Indian qualifications in Aust.

Kalyan Ram wrote:Whatabout degreesin Artssubjectsfrom India, and degreesin Marketingand othersimilarsubjects - hopethese degreesfrom recogniseduniversitiesinIndiawould also be treatedsimilarly. Presume anysystemproposed wouldat theleastbe basedinitiallyonselectIndian universities and technicaland technology institutes.

Veronica Rosario wrote:When Icameto Australiain 1994 andgotmy educational qualificationsassessed, theygrantedmeanequivalent degree for Bachelor of Commerce butdid not recognisemydiplomain teaching (ranked#1 fromSophiaCollege in Mumbai)at all, eventhough Ihadtaughtat a very prestigious schoolin Mumbai for5years. In fact, no credit wasgivenat all, and Iwouldhavehad to doa 2-yearfull-time degree tobe able to geta job asateacher and notateacher'saide.

S Bhatia wrote: Iwasan All-India49thrankedcharteredaccountantwhen I arrivedin Australiain 1997.Theyassessedmydegreeasequivalenttoa BCom.

Gaps In Migrant Health

High COVID-19 death rate in migrant communities was reported in a recent report bythe Australian Bureau of Statistics. BAGESHRI SAWASACHI spoke to experts for their opinion.

Esther Morrison wrote: Whether youwere born overseas or born in Australia makes nodifferencewhen it comesto health. Itisaload ofcrock to saythat people comingfrom othercountrieshave poor access to healthcare and hygiene. Everyonehasequal accessto medical care, thehygiene depends on theindividual. Ifthere were more deaths from Covidof peoplewho came from overseasitisbecausetheyarethelarger%Australians. Anddon't go off on measIhavecomehere from India Reddit user purple green girl wrote: Australiashouldprioritize the wellbeing of all Australians, notjustmigrants. People also need to take personal responsibility fortheir own lifechoices. If you chooseto move to a new country, you will get the most benefit bylearning thelanguage and how the country works so youcanthen access servicesand supports.

Dr Nisha Khot wrote: Greatarticle.Well doneforhighlighting theissuesthat migrants face when tryingto accesshealthcare

Patricia Turnbull wrote: Before youarrive, you aresupposed to have aclean bill ofhealth,illegals don'tapparentlysotheyare obviouslyastrainon our already fragilehealth system.

Talking To Kids About Race

Tracy W wrote: Loved thispiece - sendingitto mychild's primaryschool teacher.

Tony Sutherland wrote: Kids don't generally 'see' colour.If theyask, say, "Peoplecomein allshapes andsizes.Sometimespeople'sfamiliescame from placeswheremostoftheirfriendsandfamilylookedmorethesame." That'sit! Enough! Averagechildisalreadyboredand justwantsto returnto previousactivity.

Zahra A wrote: A verygoodconversationstarter, and allowsonetoself-reflect.