‘Five face court over alleged fraudulent marriage scam’
'The Australian Border Force ... has shut down an elaborate contrived marriages syndicate operating out of Sydney'.
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'
‘Coroner to investigate refugee self-immolation death’
'An inquest has been announced into the 2016 death of 23-year-old Omid Masoumali'.
Cutting permanent migration by 120,000 places over 4 years
'First, the government is cutting the permanent migration program by a cumulative 120,000 places over four years. The new cap is 160,000 per annum, down from the cap of 190,000. The average intake over the last five years has been 183,000... Second, the government is introducing strong incentives for new international students to choose locations outside of the big capital cities'.
‘Frank Lowy urges more immigration…’
'Sir Frank Lowy has called on lawmakers to increase the immigration intake now that Australia's borders are secure, and to take a harder line with China'.
Western Australia: new DAMA
'Western Australia’s Goldfields region is set to receive an economic boost with the Morrison Government signing a Designated Area Migration Agreement (DAMA) with the City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder'
Faking IDs to obtain AU visas
'Criminal syndicates are using counterfeiting networks in Malaysia to smuggle people into Australia, exploiting a relaxed visa agreement between the countries'.
‘Putting Australian workers first’
'Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs David Coleman says Australian job seekers are continuing to benefit from visa reforms...'
Greece: work & holiday arrangements to commence
From 1 July 2019, 500 places will be available annually for young Greeks to visit Australia on work & holiday visas
‘Man arrested for alleged migration fraud’
The giving of a false document to the Department has consequences that might go far beyond a mere refusal based on PIC 4020. It is also a criminal offence punishable with imprisonment for 10 years or 1,000 penalty units, or both





















