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Refugee’s mission to help others find work
When Yaser Naseri was involved in one of the worst asylum-seeker disasters in history, his dreams for a good life and successful career in Australia appeared dashed.
The Iranian refugee was aboard an overcrowded boat that sank en route from Indonesia to Christmas Island. More than 200 people drowned in the 2011 disaster.
- Deborah Cassrels
- The Canberra Times
- Australian Associated Press
The vessel sank 40 nautical miles off east Java and Mr Naseri, one of 47 survivors of the sinking, was detained in the provincial capital of Surabaya.
More than a decade on, the Sydney-based 40-year-old is among the last people to be granted permanent protection after receiving refugee status and…