Countdown to skilled migration overhaul
24th January 2012
Skilled migrants to Australia are strongly advised to lodge visa applications ahead of immigration policy changes that take effect from 1 July
Bowen to lift refugee numbers by 50%
30th November 2011
The Gillard Government has announced that it intends to propose at the Labor Party’s national conference this weekend an increase of almost 50% in Australia’s intake of refugees, from 13,750 to 20,000. No timeline has been put on this initiative. Last month, Labor was forced by the Opposition to abandon its plans to allow offshore [...]
Skilled immigration visa fees to increase from 1 Jan 2012
29th November 2011
The Gillard Government announced today that it will shortly implement a new visa fee system to ensure taxpayers are no longer subsidising visa applications. It says that currently, the application fees charged to people wanting to come to Australia do not cover the cost to the Commonwealth of processing the applications. The changes are projected [...]
Change to processing location for partner and family migration applications lodged in Pakistan or Afghanistan
27th November 2011
New family migration applications from most applicants located Afghanistan or Pakistan will soon be processed in Islamabad, Pakistan.From 1 December 2011, the Australian High Commission in Islamabad, Pakistan will process all new partner, child and family migration applications lodged by clients who live in Pakistan or Afghanistan (except for applications made by Afghan nationals). Afghan [...]
Commencement of processing of Priority 5 applications
25th November 2011
The Australian Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) has advised that it is “very close” to allocating some Priority Group 5 applications to case officers. It says there are approximately 27,347 Priority 5 applications lodged from in Australia and 15,284 Priority 5 applications lodged from outside Australia, awaiting allocation. Priority 5 applications lodged from [...]
Construction workers needed in Australia
3rd November 2011
Australia’s mining boom is fuelling demand for skilled construction workers – 38,000 jobs need filling by 2014
Stargazing business for sale
21st October 2011
A very unusual business is for sale to a keen investor – and comes with a family home and 17ha of land on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast
Tourism jobs beckon in Australia
18th October 2011
Australia has 35,000 vacancies in the tourism sector, and is looking at ways to fill them
Australia’s rich getting richer
17th October 2011
The gap is widening between the richest and poorest households in Australia
Chefs and cooks eligible for state sponsorship
9th October 2011
Chefs and cooks are back on the state-sponsored occupations lists – for a limited time only
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