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George and his family are staring their new life in Australia after spending years living displaced in Iraq. Helping them to settle in is a new program described as a "group of extended friends" keen to see them succeed.

Shadi Al Daoud says chance for family to restart their lives on NSW Central Coast with support of local church is a dream come true

More than 200,000 Afghans have sought humanitarian protection in Australia and almost half are still waiting for their applications to be considered.

Nades Murugappan has returned to work at the Biloela meatworks, where he worked before his family was taken away by immigration officials in 2018, and, with his wife Priya, is also looking to start up a food van.

But the Govt is still turning away "unauthorised boats".

The Tamil “Biloela” family has been granted permanent residency by the Albanese government.

In Biloela, Priya Nadesalingam says ‘I know my daughters will get to grow up safely in Australia. Now my husband and I can live without fear’

Elham Amareh is used to feelings of fear and uncertainty, having fled Iran with her husband, son and daughter and making the journey to Australia by boat in 2013. Ms Amareh has lived in Australia for a decade now, but her attempts to secure a protection visa have been denied.

Unlike census questionnaires in the US, New Zealand and Canada, the Australian Census doesn’t include questions about “race” or “ethnicity” and asks instead about “ancestry”.