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No Medicare, no way home: temporary migrants facing high health costs

Unable to access Medicare, Peruvian migrant Ines Oscategui Rodriguez has medical bills of up to $500,000

Peruvian migrant Ines Oscategui Rodriguez has medical bills of up to $500,000 Source: SBS News

The coronavirus pandemic has hit temporary visa holders in Australia hard, with many reporting various financial, emotional and health-related difficulties.


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By Evan Young

Presented by Svetlana Printcev

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The coronavirus pandemic has hit temporary visa holders in Australia hard, with many reporting various financial, emotional and health-related difficulties.



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