The Settlement Council of Australia (SCOA) is concerned about suggestions made in the media in recent weeks that our country's rent crisis is due to immigration. Immigration is not the primary cause of housing shortages and rent increases. However, recent commentary...
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Guide to effectively engaging with CALD communities based on lessons learned during COVID-19: Centacare FNQ
From May 2022 – March 2023, Centacare FNQ's project worked across six different regions of Queensland to develop a guide of engagement for working effectively with culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) communities. Their work was reflective of the lessons...
Response: Draft terms of reference Multicultural Framework Review
The Settlement Council of Australia (SCOA) is grateful for the opportunity to review the draft terms of reference (TORs) for the Australian Multicultural Framework Review. SCOA is the national peak body for settlement. We represent a community of members whose core...
Submission: Inquiry into Workforce Australia Employment Services
The Settlement Council of Australia (SCOA) is grateful for the opportunity to make a submission to the House Select Committee Inquiry into Workforce Australia Employment Services. SCOA represents settlement agencies across Australia for people of refugee and migrant...
STARTTS and Ukrainian Council (NSW) Support for Ukrainian Community
The Ukrainian Helping Hand Project was developed by STARTTS, Be Kind Sydney and the Ukrainian Council of NSW. STARTTS and other partner organisations were well placed to rapidly respond to newly displaced persons from Ukraine due to their ongoing Witness to...
Media Release: We Congratulate Government on Providing Permanent Visa Pathways for TPV and SHEV Holders
13 February 2023: The peak body for settlement services, the Settlement Council of Australia, welcomes the Government’s announcement of permanent visas for approximately 19,000 Temporary Protection Visa (TPV) and Safe Haven Enterprise Visa (SHEV) holders. For the past...
Submission: ParentsNext Program
SCOA is happy to provide brief comments in relation to the ParentsNext program to the Select Committee on Workforce Australia Employment Services based on our network’s experience working with migrant and refugee women. As the peak body for migrant and refugee...
Submission: Migration, Pathway to Nation Building Inquiry
The Settlement Council of Australia (SCOA) is grateful for the opportunity to make a submission to the Joint Standing Committee on Migration’s inquiry ‘Migration, Pathway to Nation Building.’ Our submission is based on previous consultations conducted over the past 24...
Stories of Multicultural Australia: SCOA Case Study
Settlement Council of Australia launched the Stories of Multicultural Australia Project during Harmony Week in March 2022. With more than 40 participants from across Australia, this project is training the next generation of diverse storytellers for media commentary...
Submission: A migration system for Australia’s future
The Settlement Council of Australia (SCOA) is grateful for the opportunity to make a submission in response to Migration Program Review as we represent a community of members whose core work is helping people make Australia home. This submission...
Communities for Change Australian Refugee Association
Communities for Change is a primary prevention 12-month program that trains people from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) backgrounds in effective ways to stop domestic and family violence before it happens. The Communities for Change program uses peer...
Submission: Employment White Paper
Australia is a migrant nation and has relied on migration for population growth and labour productivity for decades. As the peak body for settlement services, the Settlement Council of Australia (SCOA) represents a community of members whose core work is helping...
