Celebrating Refugee Week 2023

Finding Freedom

Since 2015, more than 35,000 refugees and people seeking asylum have permanently settled in NSW. When refugees are given the best chance to settle into a community, not only do they thrive, but they help those around them grow as well.

Read some of the inspiring refugee stories for below.

The recently released NSW Settlement Strategy brings together existing and new NSW Government initiatives to improve settlement outcomes for people from refugee and refugee-like backgrounds living in NSW. Many NSW Agencies have come together to help deliver the objectives of the Strategy. Read the NSW Settlement Strategy including a summary in 17 languages.