Priority processing for regional areas
'Regional employers and skilled migrants wanting to live and work in regional areas will be given access to priority processing on visa applications'
Plan to outsource visa processing would be ‘dumped’ under Labor
'Plans to offload Australia's visa processing system to the private sector, potentially worth more than $3 billion to the winning company, would be dumped under a Shorten Labor government'
Canadian-style migration in NSW
'NSW Premier... will today continue her mission to turn immigration into a state issue, announcing a six-point plan to address the state's "ballooning population"'
‘Celebrating Citizenship Day 2018’
'Today marks Australian Citizenship Day, a time to recognise the value and significance of Australian citizenship and celebrate the contribution of all Australians to our great nation'.
‘Strong growth in Australian citizenship’
'83% increase in citizenship applications finalised in the last six months of 2018 compared with the same period last year'
‘Five face court over alleged fraudulent marriage scam’
'The Australian Border Force ... has shut down an elaborate contrived marriages syndicate operating out of Sydney'.
‘2017-18 Humanitarian Program Successfully Delivered’
'Minister for Immigration... said 16,250 refugee and humanitarian places were delivered in the 2017-18 program year, up from 13,750 the previous year'.
Increased flexibility for international students to support supermarkets
The Federal government has recently announced as follows: "Today the Morrison Government has announced that supermarkets in States and Territories subject to COVID-19 lockdowns...
New aged care Labour Agreements
'Aged care providers are now able to hire overseas workers with specialised skills that will support older Australians from multicultural backgrounds'
‘Majority of Sydney residents want new migrants to live in regional NSW’
'A new poll has revealed two-thirds of Sydneysiders believe new migrants should be sent to live in regional NSW'.