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"Australia has long been a nation of migrants. Immigration is now being
increased to make up for COVID-related labour shortages. The housing crisis
means the new arrivals are likely to face major challenges in finding adequate
housing and settling successfully.
The challenges will be particularly great for migrants and refugees from
non-English-speaking backgrounds. Our recent research focused on the
integration challenges faced by the millions of these migrants who have arrived
in Australia since 1975. Our findings show the barriers they face, including
discrimination, have not changed significantly since then.
In particular, their problems finding suitable housing and jobs have hampered
their integration in Australian society.
Such a situation perpetuates systemic injustices that affect marginalised
individuals and communities. The 2017 parliamentary report,
No One Teaches You
to Be an Australian, highlights the impacts of inadequate access to affordable
and suitable housing. It can lead to social isolation, economic disadvantage
and poor health for migrants.
The housing situation has become even more challenging since the 2017 report.
If immigration is being encouraged, why isn’t more being done to help migrants
settle in this country?"
Cheers,
*** 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
