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Never-give-up attitude sees 19 year old succeed despite setbacks
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16 January 2019 - 11:48 AM

Blind 19 year old with hydrochepalus shows tremendous resilience in overcoming obstacles to achieve his career dreams.

from refugee to university via TAFE NSW TPC
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16 January 2019 - 11:44 AM

Warda Ali was already a first-year uni student when she escaped from war-torn Iraq. Upon settling here, Warda found her past studies were not recognised in Australia so she undertook a TAFE NSW course and has now been accepted into three universities, including UoN.