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Intergenerational relations in newly-arrived communities in Victoria: a pilot study report
December 22, 2015
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This report examines relations between parents and adolescents in newly-arrived refugee and migrant communities in Victoria as they negotiate the challenges of migration, settlement and integration. Click the button below to read the report.
Continue Reading →A Place to call home? The impact of Australia’s refugee and asylum seeker policies on community cohesion
October 30, 2015
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This paper focuses on the treatment of asylum seekers who arrived in Australia by boat, including the denial of permanent residency to those found to be refugees; the limited opportunities for family reunion available to refugee and humanitarian entrants; and the negative public and p
Continue Reading →Migration: An Opportunity for Rural and Regional Australia
October 28, 2015
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The Federation of Ethnic Communities’ Councils of Australia (FECCA) has produced a short report outlining the opportunities and challenges of refugee and migrant settlement in rural and regional Australia. Drawing on the case studies of Karen refugee settlement in Nhill, the settlemen
Continue Reading →Community Perspectives on Settlement Issues Affecting New and Emerging Communities in Rural and Regional Australia
October 28, 2015
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This case study contributes to the discussion on rural and regional settlement by providing community perspectives on how access to government services and community attitudes impact new and emerging communities’ economic participation, social integration, sense of belonging, and sett
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Small towns, big returns – economic and social impact of the Karen resettlement in Nhill
June 03, 2015
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This report is the product of a collaboration between AMES and Deloitte Access Economics. Since early 2010, approximately 160 Karen refugees have resettled in Nhill, a small town in north western Victoria. The report provides new and important insights into the economic and social val
Continue Reading →Working with the Karen Community – A Resource for Service Providers
February 07, 2014
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This report, developed as a three-year project between members of the Karen community, Gambler’s Help Western, the Centre for Culture, Ethnicity and Health and HealthWest Partnership, explores the strengths, opportunities and challenges for the Karen community settling in the we
Continue Reading →Regional Settlement Reports and Research – a bibliography
June 05, 2012
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The Refugee Council of Australia (RCoA) produced this bibliography of Australian-based research and data on refugee settlement in rural and regional areas in October 2011. It outlines current trends and a great deal of the research is Victoria-based.
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