Refugees Report Feeling Welcome in Australia’s Settlement Cities: Report

Shoppers gather to buy fruit and vegetables at a store in the suburb of Fairfield in Sydney, Australia, on July 9, 2021. Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images

Major Australian cities where newly arrived refugees settle have been reported to have welcoming communities.

A report by the Edmund Rice Centre (ERC) and migrant settlement services agency AMES Australia found that refugees felt welcomed upon settling down in Australia’s settlement cities.