A newly appointed advisory panel will play a critical role in supporting an initial placement of 3,000 Afghan evacuees as they settle into Australian life. This news came in a recent announcement from Hon Alex Hawke MP, Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Aff​airs.

This Advisory Panel on Australia’s Resettlement of Afghan Nationals is set up to ensure appropriate settlement and integration support is available and ready for Afghan new arrivals and the communities into which they will settle. This panel will be working to provide the right support and services to ensure the physical and mental wellbeing needs of the Afghan evacuees are met.