Driven away from Bosnia, Martin Vukančić and his wife saw Australia as a land of opportunities — but they would need to learn English and go back to university to grab them.
"You look like a ghost, pale and skinny," she says, pushing them away.
After losing all their possessions fleeing Bosnia in the middle of the night, the Vukančićs say they no longer value material things. Nevertheless, the happiest day of Mrs Vukančić's life was when she got a job, but only because she could stop receiving Centrelink payments, and start giving back.Mr Vukančić is also eager to share his happiest memory.
Mr Vukančić says people in mixed religion marriages were looked down on in Bosnia at the time, but he feels free in Australia.
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