From Baghdad and beyond: Australia helps Iraqi refugee realise astronomy dream

Rami Alsaberi may have completed his astronomy degree at the University of Baghdad, but it wasn't until he arrived in Australia as a refugee that he took his passion to the next level.

Rami Alsaberi at the observatory in Penrith. Source: SBS

When Rami Alsaberi contacted the Penrith Observatory in western Sydney soon after arriving in Australia, all he wanted was to be able to fulfil his childhood dream of looking beyond the stars.

Three years on, the Iraqi refugee is a lead researcher at the facility and recently made an exciting new discovery, which has seen his research published in one of the world's most prestigious astronomy journals.

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