'Wheeling and dealing' between then immigration minister Scott Morrison and the mining magnate back in 2014 changed the face of regional Australia and the lives of those seeking a safe place to call home.
abc.net.au/news/refugees-safe-haven-enterprise-visas-clive-palmer-deal/101989468What do Clive Palmer and 19,000 refugees who are now allowed access to permanent visas have in common? Very little, but he is the reason a large portion of them ended up in regional Australia.It all started when the Liberal Party won the 2013 election and Tony Abbott took the top job from Kevin Rudd.
Philip Lako escaped from his life as a child-soldier in South Sudan, and now dedicates his energy to advocating for migrants in WA. And it worked. As of December last year, of the 19,693 people with temporary refugee status, 14,294 were on SHEVs.The difference between a TPV and a SHEV"If you live and work in regional Australia for three-and-a-half of those five years, you could theoretically have access to a non-humanitarian visa of some sort," he said.
But in long-awaited news, last week the Labor government followed through on its election promise to allow 19,000 refugees on temporary visas to apply for permanent residency. "If they can actually get trained in the skills shortage and come to Kalgoorlie that will be a life changer for them."Mr Power said there were refugees with degrees and qualifications from their countries of origin, but it was difficult for them to have them accredited in Australia.
"It's probably beneficial for refugees to start in the regions, at least that way the surrounding is a little bit familiar to where they come from," he said.
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