MEDIA RELEASE Melbourne, 8 December 2023 Geneva hosts the second-ever ‘Global Refugee Forum’ from 13-15 December, bringing together global government leaders and civil society representatives to reflect on the current challenges and find new approaches to respond to...
ABC Gippsland: How it takes just a party of five to sponsor and help resettle refugee families in dire need of a home
A group of five women in Korumburra, South Gippsland talk with ABC Gippsland about their experience in the federally-funded Community Refugee Integration and Settlement Pilot (CRISP). The group welcomed the Syrian Al Ahmad family in March 2023, offering a "helping...
ABC News NSW: New community-led resettlement program provides year-long support to arriving refugees
Ruby Cornish (ABC News) reports on the first refugee families to arrive through the new pilot program, 'CRISP' (Community Refugee Integration and Settlement Pilot). "We'll be there really to help...
SBS News: Displaced by war, a family had been dreaming of Australia for years. They’ve finally arrived.
The Al Daoud family were forced to flee their home country of Syria six years ago. After years of life in a refugee camp in northern Iraq, they have finally landed in Australia through the Community...
SBS News: Australians can now sponsor refugees in need of resettlement under new pilot program
The program will allow Australians to form a group to welcome a refugee household to their area, helping them to settle in their new home. The scheme is modelled on a Canadian scheme that has...
ABC RN: Community sponsor groups to help resettle refugee families in Australia
Refugee families fleeing Syria, Afghanistan and Myanmar are touching down in Australia this week. But instead of arriving as strangers to a new country, they'll be met by community support groups...
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...
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