An evaluation of the Economic Pathways to Refugee Integration (EPRI) program, an Australian place-based initiative supporting refugees and humanitarian entrants with significant barriers to employment. The report outlines how the program is designed to assist individuals with low English proficiency, limited formal skills or complex settlement challenges through flexible, tailored pathways into economic participation.

This policy brief provides practical policy solutions to improve the settlement and integration of migrants and refugees in Australia. Successful integration is a goal shared by newcomers, the communities they settle in and government at all levels and is critical to maintaining public support for immigration. The brief provides seven recommendations.

More than 32,000 people from the Pacific and East Timor work in Australia under the Pacific Australia Labour Mobility Scheme (PALM), mostly employed in horticulture and meat processing. This report explores where PALM has delivered real benefits, and where structural challenges remain, particularly in relation to worker mobility, exploitation, accommodation, and access to healthcare and...

This report provides information on Australian labour market conditions. It is intended to inform people interested in working in Australia on a temporary or permanent basis, and to organisations providing services to migrants and visa applicants. This edition includes the contribution of temporary work visas to the construction industry labour market.

This research explores the impact of Australia’s housing crisis on temporary migrants. It examines how housing challenges affect temporary migrants’ wellbeing, their ability to contribute economically and the distinct housing issues they face. Despite more than 10% of Australian residents being on temporary visas, the impact of the housing crisis on this group receives little...