Refugee advocates have criticised the exclusion of settlement service workers from a $4 billion (US$2.71 billion ) boost to the community sector.
Amnesty International has also questioned the unchanged humanitarian intake cap outlined in the federal budget.
“Labor promised to do more to increase refugee and humanitarian places that have fallen to near record lows,” Amnesty campaigner Zaki Haidari said.
“It is devastating for many communities to see no change in this budget, but with millions more allocated to detain refugees offshore.”
Settlement sector workers were also excluded from a $4 billion funding boost to community services.
The federal government argues the increased funding brings affected workers in line with the wage price index, which measures changes in the price of labour….