New and Emerging Communities Policy Advisory Committee

Provides a vehicle for our member organisations and those with a specific interest in issues concerning new and emerging communities to meet and discuss matters affecting them.

Priority Areas:

• People who come to Australia on a humanitarian visa

• Small and emerging groups who face social and economic disadvantages, who have little to no resources, such as Pacific Islanders,

• Issues relating to settlement

• Issues relating to refugees and asylum seekers

Although this committee is on a temporary hiatus, work in this area continues.  

Convenor: Parsu Sharma-Luital JP

Staff Support: Robert Gruhn, Senior Policy Officer

Email: [email protected] 

Telephone: (03) 9354 9555