By Emily Crane Charmaine Webster is Australia's invisible woman. The married mother of three can't get herself a driver's licence, a passport or even a fulltime job because her parents failed to register her birth 40 years ago. Mrs Webster, 40, has been locked in a fierce battle with government agencies to be recognised as an Australian citizen ever since she tried to get her licence when she turned 17. Charmaine Webster, 40, has been locked in a fierce battle with government agencies to be recognised as an Australian citizen ever since she tried to get her licence when she turned 17
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Charmaine Webster has been battling to be recognised as an Australian citizen for 23 years
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The 40-year-old has no idea where she was born because her parents, who were always on the run from police, wouldn't tell her
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Her five older siblings all have copies of their birth certificates
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Mother of three got married and studied at university via loopholes in government legislation
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She has a Medicare card, a tax file number and is on the electoral roll
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