‘I lost hope in humanity, but I now call myself human’: what refugees told us about settling in regional Australia‘
While most Australians embrace multiculturalism, migration remains a contentious topic in Australia. Negative opinions, often unsubstantiated, are regularly aired in public debate.
A new report by Eliza Crosbie, Karen Block, and Natascha Klocker, Settling well in regional Australia: experiences of people from refugee backgrounds, uncovers a different picture.
The team surveyed 628 people from refugee backgrounds in cities and towns across regional Australia and also interviewed more than 300 people, including refugees and members of the broader community.
Consistently, they encountered stories of welcome, belonging, and regional Australian towns embracing refugee communities – and benefiting from their contributions.
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