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Newcomers in Australia

First steps, trusted services and people who have done it before you.

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Australia · newcomers

Newcomers in Australia

First steps, trusted services and people who have done it before you.

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Academy126 courses, none open for enrolment yetCivic3 campaigns, 5 programmesHeritage116 days to keep, 40 chronology entriesNews88 approved sources, no confirmed events yetChaptersforming. None is recognised yet

Public bodies

First steps

This guide for Australia is being prepared and will be reviewed by a qualified professional. It gives information and referrals, never legal advice.

First steps

6 topics

01
Status and documents
Residence, asylum and family reunification: where to find official information and qualified help.
02
Work and qualifications
Recognition of qualifications, licensing paths and first jobs.
03
Language
Host-language courses and heritage-language schools.
04
Health and wellbeing
Registering with health services and finding culturally competent care.
05
Housing and money
Housing, banking and avoiding scams that target newcomers.
06
Community
Meeting people safely: the local cell, events and mentors.

Information and referrals only, never legal or medical advice. We do not record who uses this page.

Public bodies for newcomers in Australia

29 public bodies, by what each one deals with. Each one is checked against its official page (last on 23 October 2026).

Asylum and refugee protection

3 bodies

Protection visas
The visa for people in Australia who seek protection.
to verify
Refugee Council of Australia
Information and a directory of services for refugees and people seeking asylum.
to verify
Refugee Advice and Casework Service
Free legal help for people seeking asylum in New South Wales.
verified

Health and mental health

3 bodies

Medicare
Public health cover and who can enrol.
to verify
Forum of Australian Services for Survivors of Torture and Trauma
A network of specialist services for survivors of torture and trauma in each state.
verified
Lifeline
Crisis support and suicide prevention. Phone 13 11 14.
verified

Settlement and integration

3 bodies

Settling in Australia
Settlement services, the Humanitarian Settlement Program and support for new arrivals.
verified
Translating and Interpreting Service (TIS National)
Free interpreting for eligible people when they deal with services.
verified
Information in your language
Information about payments and services in many languages, including Kurdish (Kurmanji). Phone 131 202 to speak in your language.
secondary

Culture and festivals

2 bodies

SBS Persian
Public broadcaster news and programmes in Persian.
verified
SBS Kurdish
Public broadcaster news and programmes in Kurdish.
verified

Money and digital help

2 bodies

Moneysmart
Free, independent guidance on money, banking and scams.
to verify
Be Connected
Free help to use computers, phones and the internet safely.
verified

Work and business

2 bodies

Workforce Australia
Find jobs and employment services.
verified
Fair Work Ombudsman
Your rights at work, pay rates and help with workplace problems.
to verify

Legal help and discrimination

2 bodies

Australian Human Rights Commission
Complaints about discrimination and human rights.
to verify
Legal Aid NSW
Free legal information and help in New South Wales.
verified

Study and research centres

1 body

Centre for Arab and Islamic Studies (Middle East and Central Asia)
Teaching and research on the Middle East and Central Asia, including Persian.
to verify

Arrival and status

1 body

Immigration and citizenship
Official information on visas, status and citizenship.
verified

Citizenship

1 body

Citizenship interview and test
The citizenship interview and test, and free official study material.
verified

Disability

1 body

National Disability Insurance Scheme
Funding and support for people with disability.
to verify

Older people

1 body

My Aged Care
Find government-funded aged care services.
secondary

Emergency numbers

1 body

Triple Zero (000)
Call 000 for police, fire or ambulance.
to verify

Family and women

1 body

1800RESPECT
Support for people affected by sexual, domestic or family violence. Phone 1800 737 732.
verified

Mother-tongue and heritage languages

1 body

Victorian School of Languages
A government school that teaches languages a student's own school does not offer, including Persian.
verified

Housing

1 body

Rent Assistance
Extra payment to help with rent for people who get certain payments.
secondary

Language learning

1 body

Adult Migrant English Program (AMEP)
Free English classes for eligible migrants and humanitarian entrants.
verified

Recognition of qualifications

1 body

Overseas qualifications
How qualifications from abroad are recognised in Australia.
to verify

Young people

1 body

Kids Helpline
Free counselling for young people aged 5 to 25. Phone 1800 55 1800.
verified

Add something you know

1. What are you adding? An eventA meeting, class, festival or remembrance, with its date and place.A jobA role from the employer's own posting.A scholarship or grantA scholarship, grant, fellowship or call from its provider.An association or serviceA school, association or service, with its official site.A news itemA headline from its publisher, with the date.A public bodyAn office that serves people here, from its official page.A sourceA book, paper or data set for the library.An accountYour own account of a place or an event.A correctionSomething on a page that is wrong, and what is right.

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Starts

Ends

Time zone

Your own time zone is chosen. Change it if the event is elsewhere.

Kind of event

Organiser or provider

The organisation, never a person.

Employer

The employer's official name.

فراہم کنندہ

The foundation, university or body.

قسم

Who can apply

As the provider states it.

Closing date

Place of work

قسم

موضوع

ناشر

The outlet or body that published it.

Date published

سطح

What it deals with

What it does for a person

One sentence.

Author

سال

ناشر

لائسنس

As the source states it. Not stated if it says nothing.

Why it belongs here

Address of the page (required)

What the page says

What is right (required)

Your account (required)

A place or an event as you know it. Do not name a living person who could be put at risk.

I agree that it can be published. I can withdraw it later. (required)

Link to the source (required)

The official or original page. It starts with https://, or it is a DOI such as 10.1234/abcd. We link to it. We do not copy it.

Link to a source for what is right

Starts with https://, or a DOI.

شہر

The city only. Never a street or a home address.

ملک

What happens next. A steward checks the source. Nothing shows on a page before that. You are never named on a page.

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