‘Dutton asked Quaedvlieg to help his mate…’
'Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton pressed then Customs chief Roman Quaedvlieg to help two Queensland policemen get jobs in the new Border Force agency ...'
Incentives for regional migration
'The federal government is interested in directing migrants to regional areas rather than Sydney or Melbourne, Immigration Minister David Coleman says'.
‘Australia’s big immigration myth’
'PRIME Minister Scott Morrison has taken aim at Australia’s obsession with population growth, saying it is a “fairly irrelevant statistic” and immigration policy is far more nuanced than many of us realise'.
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
Operation Sovereign Borders: Oct 2018 update
'This statement provides an update on Operation Sovereign Borders (OSB) activities related to the on-water reception and processing of illegal maritime arrivals'
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'
‘Turnbull plots against Dutton over eligibility…’
'Former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull has been texting and calling Liberal MPs to urge them to refer Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton to the High Court'.
Coalition to freeze refugee intake if it wins election
'Australia's refugee intake will be frozen at current levels for three years under a coalition government'
Agents ‘boasting of corruptly obtaining visas’
'The Government has shut down its visa processing operations in Iran after it was warned some migration agents were boasting of corruptly obtaining visas'
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'.