The University of New South Wales’ (UNSW) Kaldor Centre for International Refugee Law and UNSW Business School, The Australian National University (ANU), global NGO Talent Beyond Boundaries (TBB) and leading think tank the Regional Australia Institute (RAI) are combining their firepower to investigate labour supply and demand in regional Australia, shedding light on what hinders small and medium sized employers in the regions from sourcing talent, and what skilled refugees need to successfully settle into these communities.
This world-first research project, supported by the Federal Government through the Australian Research Council’s (ARC) Linkage program, will be launched in the regional NSW city of Wagga Wagga next week.
Media conference details
| Topic: |
Launch of regional Australia's skills shortages and high-skill refugees' employment linkage research project |
| Date: |
Tuesday, 18 June 2024 |
| Time: |
12:30pm AEDT |
| Where: |
Wagga Wagga Civic Centre Forecourt |
| Who: |
UNSW Chief Investigator, Dr Claire Higgins
TBB Australian and New Zealand Director of Strategy, Jemma Bailey
RAI Regional Impact and Education Director, Anna Stephenson |
For media enquiries contact:
Regional Australia Institute
Melinda Hayter
Ph: 0498 373 300
E: [email protected]
UNSW Kaldor Centre for International Refugee Law
Lauren Martin
Ph: 0407 393 070
E: [email protected]
Talent Beyond Boundaries
Jemma Bailey
Ph: 0401 666 434
E: [email protected]
The Australian National University
Jessica Fagan
Ph: 0436 694 750
E: [email protected]
The Regional Australia's skills shortages and high-skill refugees' employment linkage research project is funded by the Australia Research Council and is a collaboration of five participating organisations: UNSW Canberra, UNSW Kaldor Centre for International Refugee Law, The Australian National University, Regional Australia Institute, and Talent Beyond Boundaries.