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This teenager has offers from three Australian universities but can’t accept any – By Sean Wales As young people in Australia anxiously wait for offers to study at university, one talented student doesn’t have the same opportunities as her peers. Source : sbs For Iranian refugee Helia Diba, watching her friends chase their goals is bittersweet. The 19-year-old graduated from high school last year, and despite receiving three university offers to study architecture and business, she was unable to accept any of them. “It was really exciting but sadly I had to defer all of my courses, just hoping by then I would have a visa and study rights to be able to attend,” she said. Helia and her family have lived in Australia for more than three years, but they can’t work or study. They left their homeland to seek asylum in Australia nine years ago and are living in ...