Australian Regional Migration and Settlement Network
A community of migration and settlement professionals impacting policies and practices
About Us
The AReMiS Network links evidence, knowledge and best practice to advocacy and policy about regional settlement and migration in Australia. The Network currently has over 60 members and meets regularly, facilitating cross-sector collaboration on regional settlement and migration policy priorities.
The AReMiS Research Network was founded in 2023 by Dr Tess Altman and Ann Foley at Ballarat Regional Multicultural Council. The Network is supported by a Steering Group whose members include Associate Professor Natasha Klocker (University of Wollongong), Dr. George Tan (Adelaide University), Dr. Tess Altman (University of New South Wales), Dr. Martina Boese (La Trobe University), Dr. Sasha Blok (University of New South Wales), Kelly Buckingham (Multicultural Australia), and Associate Professor Sue Watt (University of New England). The 2026 Co-Convenors are Dr. Martina Boese and Kelly Buckingham, with Dr. Sarah Faulkner as Network Coordinator. The previous 2025 Convenor was Associate Professor Sue Watt, and the 2023 Convenor was Dr Tess Altman.
The AReMiS Network Mission includes:
Connect research, practice and policy-making by sharing knowledge
Foster a community of practice to discuss the most pertinent challenges and emerging solutions in the field of regional migration and settlement
Stimulate partnerships by generating new research and project initiatives
Promote research and local practices across organisations, institutions and geographies; and
Inform and impact policy decisions through a network of diverse professionals
Get in touch with us if you would like to become part of our Network!
Upcoming events
Our Network Meetings occur three times a year on Wednesdays from 2-3pm (AEDT). Future network meetings for 2026 are scheduled for:
June 3rd
September 2nd
November 4th
Our Network Members
Archived Newsletters
Research Library
We have begun to put together a list of open access research published in the last year. If you would like your research added to this list then please get in touch with us!
Block, Alexandra & Bennett, Andrew. Migrant Youth and Hip-Hop Music Practices: Juggling Cultural Belonging, Creating Multicultural Spaces in Australia's Regional Cities. Journal of Sociology: https://lnkd.in/ghDGScZc
Bronte Alexander, Rivera & Rebecca Wickes. Friendly, not friends: Migrant settlement and diverse social ties in Australian regional cities. Journal of Ethnic & Migration Studies: https://lnkd.in/g3rNCgMF.
Bakshi Haslam-McKenzie, Bolleter & Wilkinson. Sticky places for immigrants in regional Australia – A correlational analysis, Journal Population Research: https://lnkd.in/gjXrB2_J
Martina Boese & Anthony Moran. Regional resettlement of refugees: Rethinking ‘secondary migration’. Aust Geographer: https://lnkd.in/gB3R8zXDKalemba.
Coloniality non/belonging and aspirations of racialised migrant youth. JEMS 1-19: https://lnkd.in/eB2GxtnVLaukova, Bernard & Sigler.
Are visa-based dispersal policies effective in attracting & retaining skilled migrants in rural Australia? Int’l Migration Review: https://lnkd.in/gyXMgHni
Meg Lee, McDougall, Shaburdin, Karen Block & Vaughan. Not settlement but movement: Exploring mobility as central to the wellbeing of young people from migrant backgrounds building lives from rural Australia. Mobilities: https://lnkd.in/gFmPnHUZ?
Sheenagh McShane, Block & Rebecca Bentley. Harnessing capital: The role of service providers as connectors, supporters & advocates in refugee housing & settlement in Australia. Journal Immigrant & Refugee Studies 1–16: https://lnkd.in/gCnzDpAW
Radford, David; Tan, George; Hetz, Krivokapic-Skoko; & Hassani. A whole-of-community approach: Local community responses to refugee settlement–integration in rural Australia. Australian Geographer: https://lnkd.in/gnigQqKq
Faulkner, Sarah. ‘At the beach’: the role of place(s) and natural landscape in facilitating a sense of home during settlement. Australian Geographer: https://doi.org/10.1080/00049182.2023.2214958
Regional Australia Institute. Regionalisation Ambition 2025 Progress Report: https://lnkd.in/gJnpPErb
Ataus Samad, Hebbani & Nichole Georgeou. Beyond the cities: The dynamics of migrant settlement in regional Australia: https://lnkd.in/gzQDVXtk
Scanlon Foundation Research Institute. Refugee Experiences in Australia Study. https://lnkd.in/gfR7_vXMSSI. Productivity Fast Track - Activate Australia Report: https://lnkd.in/gKeN_Vfc
Tan, Rung & Kate Golebiowska PhD. Coordinating settlement (im)mobilities: Exploring secondary migration patterns & settlement geographies among refugee-humanitarian migrants in regional Australia. Aust Geographer: https://lnkd.in/gYeHB9q2
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