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Sue Watt, Associate Professor in Psychology, University of New England

More than 650 refugees arrived in this regional town. Locals' welcoming attitudes flipped the stereotype

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When we think of regional towns in Australia, some of us might think “close-knit”, “conservative”, or “resistant to change”.

Our new research flips these stereotypes.

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