Anoulack's refugee journey from Laos to Australia

Описание: Born in Laos in 1977, Anoulack and his family fled the country's communist regime in the aftermath of the Vietnam War. He spent several years in a Thai refugee camp before being relocated to Australia's Villawood Migrant Centre – now known as a detention centre. In 2023, Anoulack was appointed NSW Minister for Better Regulation and Fair Trading, Industry and Trade, Innovation, Science and Technology, Building, and Corrections.

Anoulack's story is part of Australia's Untold Stories, a series of oral histories of 12 former refugees who have rebuilt their lives in Australia. Their first countries include Afghanistan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Chile, Eritrea, Laos, South Sudan and Vietnam.

These refugees are just a few of the million who have settled in Australia since the end of World War II through the Refugee and Humanitarian Program.

Through their stories, we reflect on the contributions refugees have made in shaping Australia over the last eight decades, and the role everyday Australians have played in receiving and welcoming refugees, enabling them to build new lives free from persecution.

Australia's Untold Stories is a series by the Refugee Council of Australia, the country's peak body for refugees, people seeking asylum, and those who support them. We advocate for humane, lawful and constructive policies towards refugees and people seeking asylum in Australia.

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