Media release on RMAs & others
'A parliamentary inquiry has found ... unlawful RMAs ... are exploiting visa applicants'
Migrants could face new AAT rules
'The Courier-Mail reports the review contains a recommendation to put tighter restrictions on late evidence. [It] may also recommend a staffer from ... Home Affairs ... be allowed to come to hearings and explain why visa decisions were made'
Operation Battenrun: ‘organised migration fraud’
'ABF’s Commander of Field Operations ... said the activity was part of Operation Battenrun, an ongoing ABF operation targeting those facilitating illegal foreign work and organised migration fraud'
‘Fake migration agent arrested’
'A 30-year-old Australian woman was arrested on arrival at Sydney Airport [on 24 January], after an [ABF] and [AFP] investigation into migration fraud'
‘Karen refugees boost regional Victoria’s economy’
'Resettling refugees from South-East Asia has proven a boon for one regional Victorian economy'.
‘Nauru blocks transfer of severely depressed refugee to [AU]’
'Three young regional Australians have come up with a brave idea to tackle migration issues and you could win money to implement it'.
Housing market in regional AU – ‘Migration key to growth’
'Regional housing markets are surging in some areas as the effects of the Sydney and Melbourne booms trickle down to those outside the major cities'.
‘If China’s on the rise, why do many want out?’
'Regional housing markets are surging in some areas as the effects of the Sydney and Melbourne booms trickle down to those outside the major cities'.
‘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'.
Expansion of the Accredited Sponsor Scheme
'The Accredited Sponsor Scheme, which allows rapid processing of skilled visas, is to be substantially expanded... employers that have invested in the past five years at least $50 million into their Australian business will now be eligible for the Scheme'
















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