Don't cut migrant numbers, send them here: the city that's loving its refugees

Say Ka Trace Hlaing

Karen refugee Say Ka Trace Hlaing now works in Bendigo, Victoria. Source: SBS News

At a time the government is considering cutting Australia’s migration intake, one regional community is asking for more. Bendigo, northwest of Victoria, is thriving economically because of a steady influx of new arrivals. And migration has brought an injection of diversity to the old gold-rush town.



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