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On 14 December 2018, the Government commissioned an independent Review into Integration, Employment and Settlement Outcomes for Refugees and Humanitarian Entrants (the Review) to provide advice to the Government on how to better support refugees and humanitarian entrants to make a valuable contribution to our social fabric and economy.
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Please see update from DSS below:
The Federal Government has released an updated population plan that outlines several initiatives to support population growth, including a NationalPopulation and...
Federation of Ethnic Communities’ Councils of Australia (FECCA) has launched a new toolkit designed to help culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) older Australians and their families and carers tell their stories to the Aged Care Royal Commission. The toolkit helps those supporting older care recipients have conversations with their loved ones about a range of issues, including:
The internet is an essential part of young people’s lives – for learning, keeping in touch with friends and having fun.
CatholicCare provides the opportunity for refugee women and men to meet members of the legal and justice system, and to build connections with other participants.
At the request of the Australian Government, the National Children’s Commissioner led the development of the National Principles for Child Safe Organisations, which are based on the ten child safe standards recommended by the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse. The National Principles have a broader scope than sexual abuse and cover other forms of harm. They are grounded in a child rights approach, which recognises children and young people as active participants. They were developed in consultation with national sector peak bodies, national advocacy and research organisations, Commonwealth, state and territory governments and with children and young people themselves.
The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) Information and Settlement Services International have established a new National Multilingual Disability Hub (hotline and website) that is available to assist participants from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse backgrounds who speak another language other than English.