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Ivan Jakus is a man of habit. Every Sunday morning, he catches the bus from his home at a western Sydney aged care facility to the Istra Social Club, a gathering place for Croatian expatriates who, like the 75-year-old, fled their homes amid the political and economic unrest of what was then Yugoslavia searching for a better life.

It is more than a social outing for Ivan, though. The club is a part of who he is and a connection to the home he left as a 16-year-old; missing a visit is non-negotiable. So every Sunday, like clockwork, he…

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