Wednesday, 6 April 2022

 Dr KIEU (South Eastern Metropolitan) (09:47): Last Thursday I had the pleasure of attending the inaugural ceremony of the newly established Afghan community hub in Dandenong with my parliamentary colleague Pauline Richards MP and a number of distinguished community leaders as part of the newly arrived Afghans’ resettlement and integration support program and the Victorian Afghan Associations Network. As a former refugee and in light of the tragedies unfolding in Afghanistan, it was truly heartening to see such a vital organisation established in the south-east. Refugees who come to this new country bring with them their absolute commitment to rebuild their lives, support their families and meaningfully contribute to the nation that accepted them.