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Migrants and refugees stemming population decline in regional areas
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Migrants and refugees stem population decline in regional areas

Posted March 18, 2018 06:05:21

Leonard Nyandwi fled civil war in the Democratic Republic of Congo and is now farming in western Victoria.

ABC: Lily Hoffmann

Source: ABC News | Duration: 2min 12sec

Topics: refugees, sustainable-and-alternative-farming, population, population-and-demographics, hamilton-3300

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