Listen to the segment ABC reporter Sabra Lane speaks with Lisa Button about the new community sponsorship pilot being delivered by Community Refugee Sponsorship Australia (CRSA). This program is inspired by the successful Canadian scheme, seeing refugee newcomers...
Finding Hope as a Teenage Refugee: Shabnam Safa speaks with Georgia Free
Listen to CRSA's Shabnam Safa in conversation with Finding Hope podcast host Georgia Free. "When Afghanistan fell to the Taliban last year, Shabnam Safa watched on with more trepidation than most. Shabnam grew up in Pakistan as an Afghan refugee, before her family...
AUSTRALIAN FAMILIES WRITING A NEW CHAPTER FOR REFUGEE POLICY
Refugee families from Afghanistan, Syria and Myanmar start arriving in Australia this week to be welcomed by local communities who are writing a ground-breaking new chapter in our nation’s refugee...
Warrandyte Diary: Refugee success story supports new arrivals
Hanh Truong brings her lived experience of seeking asylum in Australia to the Community Refugee Integration and Settlement Pilot (CRISP) program. In the Warrandyte Diary, she describes her journey...
ABC Radio National: Immigration Minister Andrew Giles discusses increasing Australia’s refugee intake
Immigration Minister Andrew Giles marks the anniversary of the fall of Kabul on ABC Radio National, discussing Australia's humanitarian pathways and the potential of community sponsorship. "(T)he...
Sentinel-Times: Community has a big heart for refugees
A refugee family will be welcomed into the Bass Coast Shire later this month thanks to the incredible efforts of a local community group that's part of the Community Refugee Sponsorship Integration...
ABC Breakfast Radio: ‘CRISP’ member Sylvia Davey chats with Mim Hook about community refugee sponsorship
"We think that we’re a really welcoming community. And we need to welcome people into the community." Sylvia Davey is part of the Community Refugee Integration and Settlement Pilot (CRISP), and will...
The Australian’s Women’s Weekly: Refugees from war-torn Afghanistan and Ukraine share their terrifying journeys to Australia 21/07/2022
'Now I have some friends here, and whenever I face a problem, I can go to them' The Australian Women's Weekly follows the journey of families from Kabul, Afghanistan and Mariupol, Ukraine in this...
Listen to this interview with CRSA’s CEO to learn more about Australia’s new refugee sponsorship program
Hear about what is involved in the new Community Refugee Integration & Settlement Pilot in this radio interview featuring CRSA's CEO Lisa Button on Adelaide's Coast FM with Rob McLennan
Coalition slashes costs for sponsoring refugees as new resettlement scheme hailed as ‘watershed moment’
Government also lifting resettlement cap from 750 to 1,900 a year in moves applauded by refugee advocates The Australian government has slashed the visa costs for community groups wanting to sponsor...
CRSA to partner with Federal Government for new pilot program
CRSA welcomes this week’s Federal Government announcement of a new Community Refugee Integration and Settlement Pilot Program (CRISP) and is looking forward to partnering with the government in the...
Media Release: ANZ joins historic Aussie community push to welcome and support Afghan Refugees
ANZ has joined a growing number of organisations committed to welcoming and resettling Afghan refugees, with a generous pledge to support the work of Community Refugee Sponsorship Australia (CRSA)....
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