Overview

• Rob O’Leary, who owns a crane and carpentry business, and marketing manager Jessica Mathers have lived in Sydney since 2017
• Their joint permanent residency application was rejected in 2022 after Mathers’ multiple sclerosis diagnosis was deemed to exceed a significant cost threshold of AUD 86,000 over ten years
• They lost an appeal at the Administrative Appeals Tribunal in May 2025 but secured ministerial review through their local MP Allegra Spender
• Immigration Minister Tony Burke personally intervened and granted them permanent residency in June 2025 just days before a scheduled deportation
• Their Change.org petition garnered over 27,000 signatures, rallying public support for their campaign to remain in Australia