It wasn't until she applied for a driver's licence at 16 that she uncovered her adoption had never been processed, meaning she was still technically under the care of the Australian immigration minister. While the Australian government was ultimately responsible for bringing adoptee children into the country, the assessment of adoptive family eligibility and suitability was delegated to the state governments. "[My birth mother] was promised money and saris and things by the brokers and by the people in Sri Lanka organising the adoption," she said.
Author: James Oaten
Published at: 2026-03-14 23:31:24
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