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"When we think of regional towns in Australia, some of us might think
“close-knit”, “conservative”, or “resistant to change”.
Our new research flips these stereotypes.
Over four years, we examined a regional town’s attitudes before and after
hundreds of refugees settled in the area. Our surveys found residents of
Armidale, in northeastern New South Wales, started out reasonably positive
about the settlement program, and became even more so.
Over time, they had fewer concerns about the impact of refugees on the town,
more contact with the refugees, and more positive attitudes towards refugees
and the settlement program."
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*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
