
SCoA Policy Focus – Education

SCoA Submission to 2018-19 Migration Program: Feb 2018

Following a national consultation, SCoA has made a submission to the Department of Home Affairs consultation into planning for the 2018-19 Migration Program.
Highlighting the crucial importance of migration to Australia - both in economic and social terms - SCoA's submission calls on the government to adopt a settlement-focus towards immigration policies that will ensure the success of our Migration Program into the future.
SCoA has also used this opportunity to call for a holistic plan for the Migration Program which takes into account both global trends and Australia's needs into the future. We recommend the government learn from the successful National Settlement Framework and adopt a plan across all levels of government that will ensure our Migration Program remains flexible and dynamic.
Finally, SCoA has urged the government to review opportunities to increase access to the Migration Program for humanitarian migrants, including by investigating options to make skilled and other general visa streams more accessible and, crucially, prioritising family migration opportunities as a matter of urgency.
As a common theme across our submission, SCoA views the role of settlement services as being integral to ensuring that all new arrivals are empowered to achieve independence and become fully contributing members of the community. We see this as being the vital key to striking the best balance in our Migration Program and unlocking its full potential.
You can read SCoA's full submission here.
SCoA Policy Focus – Mental Health

National Settlement Services Outcomes Standards

SCoA Briefing Paper – Housing: August 2017

Employment Discussion Paper: June 2017

SCoA Submission on Proposed Citizenship Changes: June 2017

Foundations of Economic Engagement: June 2017

SCoA Submission on Strengthening Multiculturalism: May 2017

In May 2017, SCoA made a submission to the Senate Committee on Strengthening Multiculturalism, which highlighted the importance of multicultural Australia and the role of the settlement sector in promoting and supporting Australia's culturally diverse populations.
Access a copy of SCoA's submission below
Settlement Grants Program Evaluation Briefing Paper: February 2017

SCoA Submission to Inquiry into Migrant Settlement Outcomes: January 2017

Fundamentals of Effective Settlement 2017

SCoA Briefing Paper – Multiculturalism Alive and Well in Australia: November 2016

SCoA Regional Settlement Policy Paper: November 2016

SCoA Submission to Inquiry into Freedom of Speech in Australia: December 2016

SCoA Submission to Senate on Migration Amendment (Family Violence and Other Measures) Bill: September 2016

SCoA Submission to Temporary Parent Visa review: August 2016

SCoA Submission to Human Services: Identifying Sectors for Reform – August 2016

Employment Solutions: Case Studies of Good Settlement in Practice – 2015

SCoA Policy Brief: Domestic Violence (2013)
