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People relaxing at the Meredith Music Festival on December 10, 2016 in Melbourne, Australia.

Meredith music festival

The 26th annual Meredith music festival gains momentum on day 2. The 2016 Festival will finish Sunday 11th December.

An Iraqi Kurdish Muslim Peshmerga fighter sets a cross on top of a church, which was damaged by Islamic State fighters ...

World of Photos

A selection of photographs from around the world by Fairfax photo editors. Follow us on Twitter and check out our photography club Clique

A tow boat travels along the Ohio River just before sunrise near Paducah.

World of Photos

A selection of photographs from around the world by Fairfax photo editors. Follow us on Twitter and check out our photography club Clique

Military veterans huddle together to hold a United States flag against strong winds during a march to a closed bridge ...

Oil Protest Oceti Sakowin Camp

Oceti Sakowin Camp. Snow storms hit as military veterans raise flags and native Americans offer cleansing smoke during a ceremony protesting to the Dakota access oil pipeline in Cannon Ball, N.D.

An Iranian woman relaxes on the sands while enjoying her weekend in the Mesr desert about 305 miles (500 kilometers) ...

World of Photos

A selection of photographs from around the world by Fairfax photo editors. Follow us on Twitter and check out our photography club Clique

Jakub Janda of Czech Republic jumps in front of the rising moon.

World of Photos

A selection of photographs from around the world by Fairfax photo editors. Follow us on Twitter and check out our photography club Clique

Taxi drivers vent their frustration at a rally on the steps of Parliament house on December 3, 2016 in Melbourne, Australia.

Melbourne Cabby Rally

Approximately 1000 members of the Taxi service protested on the steps of Parliament house on December 3, 2016 in Melbourne, Australia.

Bhajan as a little girl PHOTO SUPPLIED by family for Miki Perkins THE AGE NEWS 1st December 2016

Disability a 'burden' to community, immigration rules

Bhajan's intellectual disability means she cannot live independently but her family have the means to support her with them at home and she is physically well. Sadly, the Department of Immigration and Border Protection has refused Bhajan's application for permanent residency, saying her disability would make her a "significant health burden" to the Australian community.