Refugee settlement program not properly managed: Audit – The Canberra Times

A program that is supposed to help new refugees settle into life in Australia has run into some financial troubles and success has been patchy and hard to judge, an audit has found. One of the five contractors organising settlement services for refugees has hit a financial wall, according to a report from auditor Grant Hehir on Thursday. Its sub-contractors are operating at a loss. He also found anomalies with the grants that refugees can…