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April 4, 2023

More than 650 refugees arrived in this regional town. Locals’ welcoming attitudes flipped the stereotype

Sue Watt, University of New England; Stefania Paolini, Durham University, and Tadgh McMahon, Flinders University

Over time, Armidale locals had more positive attitudes towards refugees and the regional settlement program.

An integration class for asylum seekers in Germany. Julian Stratenschulte/EPA

May 9, 2018

Dispersing refugees around a country puts them at an immediate disadvantage – why this matters for integration

Francesco Fasani, Queen Mary University of London

New research confirms a ‘refugee gap’ in employment levels, which is exacerbated if refugees are dispersed around a country.

There is an unwavering, untested, bipartisan assertion on asylum seekers: no-one will be resettled in Australia, as that will encourage people smugglers. AAP/Eoin Blackwell

June 12, 2016

Resettling refugees in Australia would not resume the people‑smuggling trade

Alex Reilly, University of Adelaide

History suggests that resettling refugees on Nauru and Manus Island in Australia and New Zealand will not enliven people smuggling between Indonesia and Christmas Island.

Despite what the protesters’ sign says, it remains to be seen how regional Australia accepts refugees under the proposed safe haven enterprise visa scheme. AAP/Newzulu/Lesly Lotha

December 2, 2014

Refuge and morality in Australia, from lost at sea to lost on land

Kartia Snoek, The University of Melbourne

Australia has long had an obsession with migration law and national boundaries. Currently, it appears in the Migration and Maritime Powers Legislation Amendment (Resolving the Asylum Legacy Caseload) Bill…

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