Abstract
This report draws on a desk-based review of literature and interviews with key informants (policy experts and stakeholders) conducted between 2021 and 2022 to provide insights and recommendations to enhance existing frameworks for regional settlement in Australia with a focus on local community centred settlement, economically driven regional settlement that changes the discourse towards migrants and refugees as assets and allies for longer-term sustainable settlement. It argues that addressing the 'triple nexus' of economic development – local community empowerment – long-term migrant settlement is a matter of serious concern that has been amplified by the COVID-19 pandemic with international borders closed. This research also offers a conceptual framework for enabling sustainable migrant settlement in regional areas away from urban areas in Australia. Further, it is a paradigm shift from a charitable view of migrant settlement to regional socio-economic development that ensures new arrivals' quality of life.
Original language | English |
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Place of Publication | Penrith, N.S.W |
Publisher | Western Sydney University |
Number of pages | 39 |
Publication status | Published - 2022 |