The Federal Budget’s investment to hardening detention and cuts to support will hit Australia’s migrant and refugee populations hard, with ripple effects felt throughout social services and charitable organisations.
And while funds for trauma and torture mental health support have been identifed, there’s a need to take a hard look at the systemic levers that contribute.
Produced By: Sarah Martin
Featured In Story: Jana Favero, Director of Advocacy and Campaigns at the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre.
First aired on The Wire, Thursday, 13 May 2021