Encouraging migrants to move to regional areas could be a win-win’ scenario, as long as policymakers pay attention to five key factors.
- Visiting Fellow, College of the Arts and Social Sciences, Australian National University
Labour force data actually shows that, after an initial period of relatively high unemployment, employment rates among migrant communities eventually reach parity with the rest of the population.
Governments that want to get people ‘off welfare and into work’ should consider offering them the same employment support granted to other unemployed people.
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