The Australian Immigration department has denied permenant residency to a German doctor whose temporary visa runs out in 2010.

Dr Molleir, who was invited by the Australian government to work in Australia in a drive to boost the numbers of doctors working in rural areas, has a son with Downs Syndrome, and is the reason for the denial.

The Immigration Department stated: “A medical officer of the Commonwealth assessed that his son’s existing medical condition was likely to result in a significant and ongoing cost to the Australian community,” a departmental spokesman said in a statement issued Thursday by the Department of Immigration and Citizenship.

UNBELIEVEABLE!!!!!!!!! Australia of all places.