expected that the framework will be launched next year following endorsement by COAG. Today's event also gives us an opportunity to look at where we are heading in the future, and how we can maximise our strengths to support and get the best possible outcomes for people we welcome and settle in this great nation. Collaboration is essential to the work that we do.  It is a priority for this government. That is why I'm pleased to welcome the Migration Council of Australia (MCA) to the settlement sector. Ever since coming into this portfolio, it was clear that business had an important role to play, as yet undefined. The Council brings together corporate Australia and the settlement sector to enhance the productive benefits of our migration program. Headed by Peter Scanlon Chair of the Taverners Group and Scanlon Foundation and including members of the business community such as Tony Shepherd from Transfield and President of the Business Council of Australia, and settlement service providers, the partnership between business and settlement is a welcome one, and I congratulate them all on their initiative. In the context of a changing migration program, the Council aims to help shape the national debate, engage and build relationships and understanding between corporate Australia, the community sector and Government. We all know the benefits of successful settlement, it is at the heart of everything you do, but it is important that we celebrate these successes more broadly. Settlement services are the backbone of our migration program