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My Australia; Nilesh Makwana

WA entrepreneur Nilesh Makwana Source: SBS

For many international students arriving in Australia, the pathway to a professional career and permanent resettlement can be a long one.

Updated 27/01/2022

By Aaron Fernandes

Presented by Junko Hirabayashi

My Australia; Ayah Khalid, RAAF Officer

It’s a journey that award-winning Western Australian tech entrepreneur Nilesh Makwana has now completed, and he plans to use that success to help other new migrants.

Nilesh Makwana began his transformation - from a struggling student living with his grandfather in India to an award-winning entrepreneur - on the very first day he arrived in Australia.

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