This report is the outcome of research conducted with culturally and racially marginalised girls and young women from migrant and refugee backgrounds in South West Sydney in 2025. The research aim was to explore the barriers and enablers impacting girls and young women's civic engagement and their aspirations within Australian society.

The Settlement Engagement and Transition Support program is an early intervention program intended to contribute to humanitarian entrants and other eligible vulnerable migrants and communities. The audit reports on the effectiveness of the management of the grants in achieving the program objectives. It finds program performance has been mixed in a number of areas.

Specialised services and responses play a critical role in maintaining and strengthening Australia’s multicultural society. Too often, differences in access and outcomes persist for people from migrant and refugee backgrounds. These disparities are magnified by service responses that inadequately meet their needs and preferences. This policy brief explores specialised services and initiatives for a multicultural...

This paper investigates employment transitions for humanitarian migrants and offers insights on the patterns and key drivers of the transition from income support payments to paid employment as a main income source. It makes findings in areas such as participation in English language study, overseas qualifications and early engagement in other studies or job training.

The Social Outfit is a Sydney-based registered charity and accredited social enterprise that operates a work-integration model combining paid employment with industry-aligned training for refugee and migrant women. This impact report documents outcomes across three pillars: skills and jobs, representation and circularity. The report's key findings demonstrate meaningful progress in economic inclusion.