BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//CiviCRM//NONSGML CiviEvent iCal//EN X-WR-TIMEZONE:Australia/Sydney METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Australia/Sydney BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+1100 TZOFFSETTO:+1100 TZNAME:AEDT DTSTART:20261116T110000 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:CiviCRM_EventID_940_6183f635b96c1683b7382392d9454487@www.acoss.org.au SUMMARY:Free Webinar: Migrant and Refugee Settlement in Au stralia - insights from the first 10 years X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

 

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About the Webi nar

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The first dec ade after arriving in Australia is a critical peri od that shapes a person's ability to establish a s ecure livelihood\, participate in their community and build a future for themselves and their family . Yet there has been surprisingly little evidence about the settlement experiences\, employment path ways and economic circumstances of migrants and re fugees during these formative years.

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< span style="font-size:10pt\;">Join us for a discussion of the ACOSS and UNSW Poverty and Inequality Partners hip report\, The first 10 years: Employment\, i ncomes and poverty among migrants and refugees in Australia.

\n \n < p style="margin-bottom:11px\;">Drawing on statistical evidence\, this research p rovides valuable insights into the realities of se ttlement during migrants' and refugees' first deca de in Australia. It examines employment experience s\, income security and financial wellbeing\, whil e exploring the factors that support\, or hinder\, settlement and economic participation. The findin gs also shed light on how policy settings\, includ ing waiting periods for income support\, influence outcomes for newly arrived communities.

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This webinar will explo re:

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Featuring exp ert and lived-experience perspectives

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Hear from the report's au thors\, settlement sector leaders and lived-experi ence voices as they unpack the findings and discus s what they mean for people navigating settlement in Australia. Together\, they will explore opportu nities to strengthen settlement supports\, improve pathways to employment and economic security\, an d ensure migrants and refugees have the support th ey need to thrive.

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Authors/ panellists

\n \n DESCRIPTION: \n \n \n \n About the Webinar\n \n \n The first d ecade after arriving in Australia is a critical pe riod that shapes a person's ability to establish a secure livelihood\, participate in their communit y and build a future for themselves and their fami ly. Yet there has been surprisingly little evidenc e about the settlement experiences\, employment pa thways and economic circumstances of migrants and refugees during these formative years.\n \n \n \n Join us for a discussion of the ACOSS and UNSW Pov erty and Inequality Partnership report\, The first 10 years: Employment\, incomes and poverty among migrants and refugees in Australia.\n \n \n \n Dra wing on statistical evidence\, this research provi des valuable insights into the realities of settle ment during migrants' and refugees' first decade i n Australia. It examines employment experiences\, income security and financial wellbeing\, while ex ploring the factors that support\, or hinder\, set tlement and economic participation. The findings a lso shed light on how policy settings\, including waiting periods for income support\, influence out comes for newly arrived communities.\n \n \n \n Th is webinar will explore:\n \n \n \n \n The reali ties of what the first 10 years of settlement look like for migrants and refugees in Australia.\n \n \n \n \n The factors that support settlement\, economic participation and financial wellbeing.\n \n \n \n \n Employment pathways\, income secur ity and the barriers that can affect long-term out comes.\n \n \n \n \n How policy settings\, incl uding waiting periods for income support\, influen ce settlement experiences and economic security.\n \n \n \n \n Key findings that address importan t gaps in our understanding of poverty and disadva ntage among migrant and refugee communities.\n \n \n \n \n What the findings mean for settlement services\, policy development\, advocacy and futur e reform.\n \n \n \n \n The implications of the research for policy reform\, advocacy and improve d settlement support.\n \n \n \n \n Opportuniti es to strengthen pathways to employment\, financia l security and social inclusion for newly arrived communities.\n \n \n \n \n \n Featuring expert an d lived-experience perspectives\n \n \n Hear from the report's authors\, settlement sector leaders a nd lived-experience voices as they unpack the find ings and discuss what they mean for people navigat ing settlement in Australia. Together\, they will explore opportunities to strengthen settlement sup ports\, improve pathways to employment and economi c security\, and ensure migrants and refugees have the support they need to thrive.\n \n \n \n MC\n \n \n \n \n Maria Dimopoulos AM\, CEO\, SCOA\n \n \n Authors/panellists\n \n \n \n \n Jacqueline P hillips\, Executive Director\, Policy & Research\, ACOSS\n Associate Professor Bruce Bradbury\, Soc ial Policy Research Centre\, UNSW Sydney\n Ali Ha ider\, Lived Experience Advocate\n Yamamah Agha\, General Manager\, Newcomers\, Settlement and Inte gration\, SSI\n \n \n Who should attend?\n \n \n S ettlement services\, community services\, advocacy \, research or government and anyone interested in settlement policy\, practice and service delivery or looking to contribute to better outcomes for m igrant and refugee communities.\n \n \n \n Date\, Time\, Location\n \n \n \n Date & Time: Monday 16 November\, 11:00am-12:30pm AEDT\n Location: Onli ne via Teams (link provided upon registration)\n Cost: Free\n CATEGORIES:Webinar CALSCALE:GREGORIAN DTSTAMP;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20261116T110000 DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20261116T110000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20261116T123000 URL:https://www.acoss.org.au/civicrm/event/info/?reset=1&id=940 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR