SCOA has brought the settlement sector directly into one of the most consequential national policy conversations of the year: the Australian Government’s redesign of the employment services system. At a national member consultation convened at short notice,...
– in conversation with Maggie Toko AM Maggie Toko AM is a nationally respected lived experience leader and advocate for people living with mental and emotional distress. Her work is grounded in a deep commitment to dignity, relational practice, and systemic reform....
SCOA is pleased to express its strong support for Refugee Education Australia’s submission to the Inquiry into the Factors Driving Educational Attainment. From a settlement perspective, education is not simply one policy domain among many. It is one of the most...
The Settlement Council of Australia (SCOA) has welcomed the Federal Government’s continued recognition of migration as central to Australia’s economic future, saying the 2026–27 Federal Budget reflects the important role migrant and refugee communities play in...
The Settlement Council of Australia (SCOA) and Social Enterprise Australia (SEA) have welcomed the Federal Government’s continued investment in the Economic Pathways to Refugee Integration (EPRI) program in last night’s Budget, describing it as an important...
The Settlement Council of Australia (SCOA), as the national peak body representing over 160 settlement organisations, provides this submission as a consolidated national voice of the settlement sector. It draws on extensive consultation with frontline providers,...
The Settlement Council of Australia (SCOA) is the national peak body for the settlement sector, representing the vast majority of organisations delivering frontline services to migrants and refugees across Australia. We are the collective voice of a sector with deep,...
Family, domestic and sexual violence (FDSV) is a pervasive violation of human rights that affects all communities in Australia. For migrant and refugee women and children, however, the experience and impact of violence is shaped by additional, intersecting factors...
Community leadership shaping inclusive settlement Across Australia, communities continue to demonstrate extraordinary leadership in creating spaces of safety, dignity and belonging. This impact story highlights the work of Many Coloured Sky (MCS) and Spectrum MRC, two...
We are proud to present From Consultation to Action: Intersectionality in Settlement Practice – Where to Start in Supporting LGBTIQA+ Forcibly Displaced People, developed in partnership with the Forcibly Displaced People Network (FDPN). This report is the...
The Settlement Council of Australia (SCOA) is grateful for the opportunity to make a submission in response to the Fourth National Hepatitis B Strategy 2023-2030 (the Strategy). As the Strategy notes, in 2020, nearly 70% of people living with chronic hepatitis B in...
As I reflect on 2022 as the year we emerged from the most challenging period of the pandemic, I am immensely proud of what we achieved. I am confident that together we have made a significant contribution to a more equitable, respectful and inclusive Australia. I am...