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'
Interview: Minister in the hot seat
'What happens if the Senate passes this amendment that would allow asylum seekers and refugees to be brought to Australia [for medical reasons]?'
COVID-19: travel ban expanded to Italy
The government has just announced that it will expand the travel ban to Italy as of 6PM tonight, 11 March 2020.
COVID-19: travel ban expanded to Korea
"These actions are based on advice that the volume of reported COVID-19 cases in the Republic of Korea, and the scale of travel to Australia from the Republic of Korea, means that they present a high risk of further transmission of COVID-19 in Australia".
‘Villawood’s drug crisis revealed…’
"Villawood's drug crisis revealed: 'Whatever you wanted you could get'".
‘Karen refugees boost regional Victoria’s economy’
'Resettling refugees from South-East Asia has proven a boon for one regional Victorian economy'.
‘Building on Australia’s success as an immigration nation’
'Celebrating Australia's record as the world’s most successful immigration nation will be a key priority for the Morrison government, newly appointed Minister for Immigration... said today'.
ABF probe involving RMAs and non-RMAs
'The individual is alleged to have engaged with several complicit Registered Migration Agents to lodge applications with the Department of Home Affairs, sponsoring individuals for positions in businesses that do not exist'
‘Putting Australian workers first’
'Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs David Coleman says Australian job seekers are continuing to benefit from visa reforms...'
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'.




















