SBS

Watch

Australians can now sponsor refugees in need of resettlement under new pilot program

Published
Refugees in urgent need of resettlement have touched down in Australia under a new pilot program that relies on the support of local community groups. 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 resettled more than 325,000 refugees over 40 years.
Tags
Australia
Share

Recommended for you

Protesters and police on a busy street.
A woman in a pink jacket cries clasping her hand over her face
Blood moon during a lunar eclipse against a dark night sky.
A woman sits in parliament.
A man with brown eyes and short brown hair is looking into the camera.
A convoy of tractors, some with signs that say “LABOR HANDS OFF OUR LAND,“ drives down a street lined with historical brick buildings and trees on a cloudy day.
Flames burst out from the windows of a building on fire.
A man wearing a suit, a tie, and glasses.

Get SBS News daily and direct to your Inbox

Sign up now for the latest news from Australia and around the world direct to your inbox.

By subscribing, you agree to SBS’s terms of service and privacy policy including receiving email updates from SBS.

Follow SBS News
facebook
X (Twitter)
instagram
youtube
tiktok
rss
Download our apps
SBS News
iOSAndroid
SBS Audio
iOSAndroid
SBS On Demand
iOSAndroid
Listen to our podcasts
SBS News Update
An overview of the day's top stories from SBS News
SBS News In Depth
Interviews and feature reports from SBS News
SBS On the Money
Your daily ten minute finance and business news wrap with SBS Finance Editor Ricardo Gonçalves.
SBS News in Easy English
A daily five minute news wrap for English learners and people with disability
Get the latest with our News podcasts on your favourite podcast apps.
Watch on SBS
SBS World News

SBS World News

Take a global view with Australia's most comprehensive world news service
Watch nowOn Demand
Watch the latest news videos from Australia and across the world