The Settlement Council of Australia has welcomed the Federal Government’s commitment to invest $2.6 million for providers of the Settlement Engagement and Transition Support (SETS) program, which will provide long-awaited relief for settlement services facing...
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Media Release: SCOA welcomes migrant worker protections
The Settlement Council of Australia (SCOA) welcomes the Federal Government’s package of reforms announced on Monday designed to address migrant worker exploitation. The Minister of Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs, Andrew Giles committed to...
Media Release: 2023/24 Federal Budget neglects overwhelmed and underfunded settlement sector
SCOA is disappointed that the Federal Government has not gone far enough to address the growing pressures facing our neglected settlement service industry, with many migrants and refugees left behind in the 2023/24 Budget. The organisations delivering the Settlement...
Media Release: Settlement Sector calls on government to consider key migration recommendations for a better Australia
SCOA's Response to release of Migration Review The Settlement Council of Australia (SCOA) has praised the Federal Government’s announcement that all skilled temporary migrants currently in Australia will have a pathway to permanency, but is calling on the government...
Media Release: Statement in response to media reporting of housing crisis and immigration
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...
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...
Media Release: New roadmap to future-proof settlement in Australia
Minister for Immigration joined Settlement Council of Australia to launch Road to Belonging Strategy in Canberra on Thursday THURSDAY 24 NOVEMBER 2022: A collective of Australia’s leading migration and settlement groups has committed to an ambitious five-year strategy...
Media Release: Budget takes first step in building a more welcoming society
Wednesday 26th October 2022: The peak body for settlement services, the Settlement Council of Australia, welcomes Labor’s first Budget. The Budget takes some good first steps to building a more welcoming society in the face of increasing migration. Tuesday’s Budget...
Media Release: Migrants must not be seen in purely economic terms
Monday 5 September 2022: The peak body for settlement services is calling on the government to urgently expand settlement assistance programs and ensure skilled migrants can access support services, following Friday’s announcement on the skilled migration cap at...
