Regional Australia boost welcomed

Migrant and refugee settlement agency AMES Australia has welcomed the release of the aspects of the Regional Australia Institute’s 'More Migrants for Small Towns' initiative.

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AMES Australia CEO Cath Scarth said that done properly, regional settlement of migrants and refugees could deliver benefits to both newly arrived migrants and refugees as well as the host communities.

Laurie Nowell,  manager of AMES Australia, speaks to SBS Filipino.