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A plan has been unveiled to help 50 migrant families find jobs, homes and networks in regional Victoria over the next couple of years, while boosting small rural population numbers. The refugee settlement agency AMES Australia wants unemployed refugees to find work in regional locations but other agencies are warning strong support is needed to make the scheme work.


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A plan has been unveiled to help 50 migrant families find jobs, homes and networks in regional Victoria over the next couple of years, while boosting small rural population numbers. The refugee settlement agency AMES Australia wants unemployed refugees to find work in regional locations but other agencies are warning strong support is needed to make the scheme work.



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