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Funding boost to encourage migrants to settle in regional areas

NEWS: The budget update sets aside additional funding to help migrants settle outside of congested big cities.

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By James Elton-Pym



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The Morrison government will spend nearly $20 million over the next four years on measures to encourage more skilled migrants to settle in the regions.

The extra spending was revealed in the Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook, released by the government on Monday.

The government will set up a Regional Migration Hub, which will undertake “outreach activities” to help regional employers access skilled migrant workers.

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